The lawsuit alleges Katun’s infringement of nine US patents related to toner cartridges used in Toshiba-branded MFPs. Toshiba America Business Solution (TABS), together with co-plaintiff Toshiba TEC Corporation (TEC), has filed the case in the Court for the Central...
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EU introduces new circular economy package
New incentives were launched for manufacturers to produce greener products, support recovery and recycling schemes for electronic equipment, and promote material re-use.
Latest remanufacturing guide now available
The guide covers remanufacturing the HP LaserJet Pro M201 and MFP M225 toner cartridge. The cartridge, the CF283X, is used six machines, including the LaserJet Pro M201n, M201dw, M202n, M202dw, MFP M225dn and the MFP M225dw. The range is based on a 26pmm, 600 x 600dpi...
School finds toner cartridge in suspicious package
An object found in a school bathroom was determined not to be explosive, but appeared to be a toner cartridge, batteries, electrical wiring and a plastic ball, wrapped together with electrical tape. The Vermont state police bomb squad in the US was called to...
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The problem with advertising
18 months ago we did a six-month promotion to find companies we could visit and report on. Over 300 companies responded, and we have now visited 37 different companies in Europe, Asia, India, Africa and North America: regrettably we didn’t get to South America, but...
UK and US government collaborate on cyber security
The two countries have been sharing information on the latest threats to the public and private sectors, particularly in finance, as well as looking at each other’s response methods and how to orchestrate “a coordinated response and public communications”. UK...
HP has highest average employee age
The median age of workers at the OEM, according to data from before the company split, was 39, ahead of Dell on 37 and IBM and software provider Oracle on 38. The chart (pictured) shows a contrast between older, more established tech companies, that have a more mature...
UK cartridge reseller raises £6,000 for breast cancer
British charity Breast Cancer Care will be receiving the amount raised over the month of October in Cartridge People’s annual drive to raise awareness of the disease. The company posted a number of ‘Print Pink’ products on its website, with £1 ($1.51/€1.42) from each...
Kyocera attacks aftermarket toner
The OEM wrote about one of its printers at the Institute of Innovative Education in Bamberg, Germany, which “smelled of burnt plastic” when in use, after non-original toner cartridges were installed. Frank Fleischmann, Managing Director of the Institute, said the...
Nominations now open for The Recycler Awards
Nominations are now open for The Recycler’s 2016 industry awards celebrations.