It's not often that Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts join together to host an event to support their membership. This weekend, the Scouts did just that while promoting environmental awareness. Girl Scout membership and marketing director Linda Lauderdale said this is the first time the two local councils have teamed up. "I believe this is the first time that the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have joined together to introduce families to Scouting in our area," Lauderdale said. "For families who aren't yet involved in Scouting, this event will give them an opportunity to see what it's all about. Parents can register their ... Full Story

Beginning at the end of September, Epson is accepting large format printer ink and toner cartridges for recycling. Cartridges from all models and makes are included. Epson's Collect&Recycle programme has been in operation in Europe since the beginning of 2006. It is now an integral part of Epson's Environmental Vision 2050 sustainability programme. The programme provides collection boxes throughout South Africa and Europe, designed to handle cartridges from businesses, including professional printers. Previously, recycling services for large format printers was not available. Consumers can register and request a collection box at the company's website: www.epson-europe.com/environment/collectandrecycle. The box will be delivered within ... Full Story

InkCycle is one of the popular remanufacturers of toner and inkjet cartridges in the United States. Many have commented that the company is making the world greener by recycling used cartridges that might otherwise end up in landfill. InkCycle Executive Vice President Brad Roderick agrees by saying, "At the end of the day, we are rebuilding on somebody else's trash." However, Roderick wants people to acknowledge that there comes a time when even remanufactured cartridges must die. At InkCycle, simply recycling isn't enough. The company is also quite conscious of the amount of waste it produces and takes significant ... Full Story

Next month's Total Print! Expo (TPE), promises to bring a bevy of new and exciting products to the print world. Many issues and topics will be addressed; hopefully ink and toner cartridge recycling will be among them. Two of the big draws to TPE this year are the new VersaUV LEC-300 printer and cutter and the 64" VersaArt RS-640 printer. According to Roland, the VersaUV LEC-300 is "the world's first UV inkjet printer and cutter". The UV versatility adds a great deal to this 30" printer, enabling it to print the standard CMYK, plus white and clear coat. The printer can ... Full Story

The city of Huntsville, Alabama has joined in the environmental revolution to prevent old ink and toner cartridges from going into landfill. As a benefit of the programme, local children will be helped using the proceeds of the scheme. Mayor Loretta Spencer recently introduced the Recycle 2 Break the Cycle Drive at Huntsville City Hall. The drive will benefit The Huntsville Inner City Youth Program and is scheduled to run through December 15. The proceeds from the program will be used by the Inner City Program to help provide at risk students with after-school mentoring, homework support, tutoring, meals, and leadership ... Full Story

Comparing a remanufacturer to an average reseller is much like comparing champagne to box wine. Both have their place, just not in the same room. Resellers are individuals or companies that buy product from a vendor and then sell it to you, the consumer. In many cases, the reseller never even touched the product. A remanufacturer, however, is much different. A remanufacturer either collects or buys empty ink cartridges for recycling. Extracts useful materials and then either refills the existing cartridge or regenerates the materials into a new cartridge. Remanufacturers are there every step from the way, from the buying ... Full Story

First of all, it is imperative that people recycle their old ink cartridges so that they don’t end up in a landfill somewhere. However, some people are still skeptical about purchasing recycled cartridges, worried that the quality will be low or that the ink yield will suffer. Frankly, it’s just like anything in that you have to be wary of the products you buy. There is major competition in the market right now for companies who buy and resell used ink cartridges. Most of these companies make little to no money on selling ink cartridges and therefore, buy them from ... Full Story

Printers don't mean to be evil - really, they don't. However, electronic chips inside the ink and toner cartridges often signal the cartridges to warn you of a low remaining yield, or if you are one of the unlucky ones, the printer will simply cease to print. This scenario has probably happened to you. The printer tells you it is time to replace the cartridge, yet there seems to be an awful lot left in the container. Frustrating, isn't it? Ink cartridge manufacturers will not appreciate that there are ways to trick the cartridge into believing that it is not empty. Such ... Full Story

Pelikan, a German based company, has been ordered to cease and desist labeling a specific series of inkjet cartridges as "remanufactured". The inkjet cartridges being sold by Pelikan were not remanufactured; rather, they were brand new. HP, objecting to the misleading packaging of the inkjet cartridges, filed suit against the German company under the statute of unfair competition. Last year, HP discovered that Pelikan was marketing and selling new inkjet cartridges in packages that claimed the items were remanufactured products. Remanufactured indicates that the items were once used, its materials recycled and refurbished. HP requested that Pelikan voluntarily cease packaging their ... Full Story

California-based company TonerBoss has recently announced the addition of a new cartridge recycling programme. TonerBoss is one of the industry leaders when it comes to selling a wide variety of toner cartridges. Now the company has instituted a recycling programme as part of a Go Green! Campaign. It has been estimated that nearly 300 million ink and toner cartridges are thrown away each year in the U.S. Unfortunately, they are being thrown into landfills. Not only do ink cartridges have the propensity to leak, sending toxins into the ground, but the plastics used in manufacture simply do not degrade. Not in ... Full Story

Canadian based company Absolute Toner Cartridges has announced its product line expansion due to its recent authorization to become a reseller of HP, Dell, and Xerox products. The company will also offer its customers a large inventory of recycled/remanufactured and compatible ink cartridges. Absolute has also introduced a new piece of computerized equipment that refills most ink cartridges, including Sharp, Dell, Samsung, HP, Xerox, Lexmark and Canon black and colour ink cartridges. The new machine is encased in a compact kiosk measuring only 38"L x 64"H x 22"W. The equipment has the ability to refill, clean, test up 4 ink cartridges ... Full Story

California based company Cartridge World has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Tom Fricke, former executive for The Home Depot and other Fortune 500 companies in the U.S., will take over the reins of the fastest growing ink cartridge refiller with the aim of escalating the company's standing in the $80 billion printer cartridge industry. Additionally, Fricke will work closely with the company's franchisees and continue to cultivate growing global markets. "Tom Fricke is a proven leader and an energetic and versatile senior operating executive. We are thrilled that he has taken on this new role to strengthen ... Full Story