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Epson Australia recycles three million inkjet cartridges

The OEM division has recycled the cartridges through its Cartridges for Planet Ark (C4PA) programme. Epson recycles roughly 23,000 cartridges per month through C4PA, and has subscribed to the scheme since its inception in 2003. Canon announced in September 2014 that...

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Mobile Printers market to surpass $13 billion by 2020

Asia-Pacific has emerged as the largest regional market as demand grows from China, India, Japan, Indonesia and Korea. A report from TechSci Research entitled “Global Mobile Printers Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020” made the $13 billion (€11 billion)...

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Brother releases new scanners in UAE

The PDS-5000 and PDS-6000 can scan at up to 600 dpi resolution and have numerous image optimisation features including multistream, edge clean-up, hole punch removal and despeckle

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Chinese investor set to acquire Cartridge World?

The Recycler understands that an announcement will be made shortly confirming that a Chinese investor is set to acquire the Cartridge World global operation, as Wolseley Private Equity seeks to exit the franchise.

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US remanufacturer announces new collection programme

QCOffice, which employs disabled workers, has partnered with another disability-focused employer to collect toner cartridges for remanufacturing. Daily Courier reported on QCOffice’s new arrangement with Yavapai Exceptional Industries (YEI!), which is known in Arizona...

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Uninet releases new digital label presses

The devices feature a white printing kit and fluorescent toner, plus pre-die cut and kiss cut labels printing options via Uninet’s patented auto-registration system, keeping labels “perfectly aligned”.

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Cartridge Shop rated as one of cheapest retailers

The online seller was named as the third cheapest OEM cartridge retailer by Which? as it offers a 12 percent saving on OEMs compared to the average price. The survey appeared in the June edition of Which? magazine, which saw over 170 ink and toner cartridge retailers...

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Brazilian cartridge fraud case re-opens

José Geraldo Riva is being investigated in relation to R$60 million ($18 million/€17 million) funneled into illicit stationery purchases, including cartridges. Riva became Secretary and President of the parliament for Mato Grosso state during his 20 years in office,...

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Cartridge store employee loses life in Philippines

Romeo V. Austria Trading’s Rolando Bonghanoy was shot in the company’s offices. Sunstar reported on Bonghanoy’s passing at Romeo V. Austria Trading’s offices in Cagayan De Oro on 28 May, where Bonghanoy was the branch manager at the store in the Filipino city....

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