Tech2 has published a guide to restoring inkjet cartridges that have dried from lack of use. Technology website Tech2 has published a step-by-step to recovering dried inkjet cartridges, noting that the problem may be exacerbated during dry weather or during the...
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Fairfax endorses remanufactured cartridge use
County Council saves approximately $200,000 since switching to using remanufactured cartridges. Fairfax News has published a list of green purchasing tips to encourage local readers and businesses to adopt environmental stances and save money in the process, in which...
Manufacturers’ Association for IT calls for government action on e-waste
India-based IT association urges Ministry of Environment and Forests to address problems in implementation of new e-waste rules. DQ Week reports that the Manufacturers’ Association for IT (MAIT), a representative of India’s IT hardware, training and research and...
Lexmark to stop manufacturing inkjets
In a bid to cut costs, Lexmark has announced it will no longer manufacture inkjet printers and will layoff 1,700 employees by 2015.
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Ink Technologies unveils new toner cartridge recycling programme
Printer ink retailer claims new scheme will “simplify” toner cartridge recycling. Ink Technologies state that they have “reaffirmed their commitment to environmental stability” with the launch of their new programme that allows customers to post their used toner...
French aftermarket association opens
The new French trade association statute has been finalised and will begin operations shortly. The French aftermarket trade association France Cartouche Reemploi (FCR), which translates to France Cartridge Reuse, has finalised a statute and will be fully operational...
Ricoh to reimburse Washington state $4 million
OEM required to pay back overcharges on copier services to Washington state government. Following an anonymous tip off to the Washington Attorney General’s office in 2009 claiming that Ricoh’s subsidiary, IKON Office Solutions, had overcharged on copier services,...
Research highlights increased importance of technology to growth of SMEs
Latest survey from BCC suggests that technology is needed to increase pace of activity and ensure growth in SMEs. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)’s latest quarterly survey comprised of 8,000 small and medium sized companies (SMEs), suggesting that general...
CORRECTION: Lexmark applies for contempt order in patent suit
The OEM has requested Ink Technologies Printer Supplies be found in contempt of court, stating that the company continues to sell infringing products. CORRECTION: President of Ink Technologies Printer Supplies, LLC. has issued the following correction to the following...
Kodak patent auction granted permission to proceed
Despite opposition from licensees and Apple, Kodak sell-off of patents given go-ahead by US court. The Wall Street Journal reports that the auctioning of Kodak’s portfolio of around “some 1,100” patents, which carry an estimated value of $2.6 billion (€2 billion) is...