During the year, EBP launched 117 new inkjet and laser printer cartridge products to its clients, which include leading high-street retailers, grocery channel brands, mail order and web-based brands, including Office Depot, Viking Direct, WH Smith and Worten.
According to EBP, it was able to satisfy reseller demand thanks to a 45 percent increase in the number of empty cartridges retrieved from the market and graded suitable for remanufacturing.
The company said that the “continued success” of its collection schemes such as Each One Counts and Support Your School played a part in the increase.
The schemes work with charities and schools to collect empty cartridges and end-of-life mobile phones. 23 more charities in the UK alone signed up to participate in Each One Counts, including Mencap, Samaritans and Carers UK.
EBP said that this opened up “large databases of donors who are happy to continue to support their favourite charities, particularly at a time when money is tighter than usual and charity receipts are in decline”.