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Staples Canada launches green printer programme

The retailer teamed with Bullfrog Power to launch a new printer programme. OPI reported that Staples Canada has teamed up with 100 percent green energy provider Bullfrog Power to launch a new green printer programme. Within the sales campaign, all inkjet printers that...

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Enterprising approach to IP

At Static Control, we consider the business success and reputation of our customers to be paramount. That is why we have an in-house legal team of intellectual property (IP) experts who review our innovations and work hand-in-hand with our engineers from initial...

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250th Edition

Today we publish our 250th edition of The Recycler, a real milestone for the magazine and for the team behind it. Back in 1992 The Recycler was just a magazine serving a very small and embryonic European remanufacturing community, so much so that when I took over in...

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350 million cartridges recycled by Staples

Office supplies retailer claims to have recycled 350 million ink and toner cartridges since 2005. Environmental Leader reports that Staples has recycled 350 million cartridges over the last eight years, averaging more than 60 million cartridges per year in the past...

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HP anti-counterfeiting billboard spotted in Kiev

Warning against use of fake cartridges boldly advertised by HP in Ukraine capital. HP has taken another step in its fight against counterfeit products with the installation of billboards warning customers to ensure that they only buy original HP cartridges. Matthias...

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Canadian remanufacturer remains closed

Ribbons Recycled unable to reopen after closure in May as owners declare bankruptcy. Halifax News Net reports that Ribbons Recycled Inc.’s premises in Burnside, Nova Scotia, remain abandoned after the company was forced to close in May due to unpaid rent amounting to...

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HP CEO voted print industry’s favourite

Meg Whitman tops approval ratings list based on votes from OEM employees. Industry Analysts, Inc. reports that approval ratings listed on glassdoor.com ranked the CEOs of major print companies according to how their employees feel about their leader, with Meg Whitman...

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New printer design “eats” through stacks of paper

“Stack” printer model boasts compact design without paper tray. The Verge reports that a new printer prototype has been designed by Mugi Yamamoto as a university diploma project that is able to be placed on top of a stack of printer paper and automatically swallow...

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