Where can I send my empties?ETIRA has members all around

Europe. Simply look at the back

of this flyer, check our website

(www.etira.org), or contact ETIRA

for an address near you. Also, your

local charity, school, sports club,

etc. can set up a collection scheme.

ETIRA members will collect empties

from them, and may even pay a

small amount for each cartridge or

make a donation. This usually

provides a welcome contribution

to the charities’ budget, or your

local school’s annual fair, etc.

Are remanufactured cartridges just as good as new cartridges?Yes, because cartridges remanufac-

tured by an ETIRA member are

made according to the highest

quality standards (including ISO,

DIN) and fully tested before going

on sale. Also, many businesses and

home users of computer printers

and faxes are recognising that

remanufactured cartridges - which

may be up to 20%-30% less expen-

More questions ?ETIRA’s dedicated websitewww.etira.org. will tell you all youneed to know. But if you want tocontact us directly, just use theaddress below:

ETIRABurg. Passtoorsstraat 284835 KG BredaThe NetherlandsTel + 31 6 414 614 63Fax +31 76 5640451info@etira.org

Your ETIRA member:

Frequently Asked Questionssive than the original products -

represent a real, cost-effective and

environmentally-friendlier choice for

them. So there is only 1 major diffe-

rence with new cartridges: the price!

Why do I help the environment if I buy remanufactured cartridges?Today, most empty plastic printer

cartridges are dumped in landfills

around the world. Every year, more

than 750,000 m3, which is equal to

approx. 4 large football stadiums, are

needed to dump the waste created

in Europe by discarded cartridges.

But cartridges can be remanufactu-

red easily up to 2-3 times, so using

remanufactured cartridges substanti-

ally reduces the number of cartrid-

ges dumped, in an ideal world by a

staggering 66-75%! Every cartridge

that we remanufacture is one fewer

going directly to landfill. For every

remanufactured cartridge purchased,

it’s one less new cartridge that

needs to be produced, saving it

from entering the waste stream and

from draining the planet’s natural

resources.

Better for the environment, better for your pocket

ETIRAEuropean

Toner & Inkjet Remanufacturers

Association

Remanufactured cartridges

Today, many consumerssimply throw away theirempty printer cartridgesafter use. These emptiesthen wind up in landfill orare incinerated, pollutingthe environment andwasting costly base materials. But now there is a betterway: Simply collect yourempty cartridges, and givethem to an establishedremanufacturer. They willdisassemble, clean, refilland engineer the emptycartridge to become“new”, and then bring itback to market under theirown-brand. And always at a price well below thecost of a new cartridge!

When you buy remanufac-tured cartridges, you arenot the first person to doso! There are already over2,000 remanufacturers inEurope, and they sellaround 12 million tonercartridges (or 27% of thetotal market) to clients likeyou every year. Of the 300million inkjet cartridgessold in W-Europe, around45 million are remanu-factured, representing amarket share of 15%.

Buying remanufacturedcartridges is doing your-self and the enviroment a favour. The quality is comparable to a newproduct, but you can getthem for much less! Younot only save money; youalso help the environment!Re-using empty cartridgesmeans that it is not neces-sary to make new ones,thus saving energy and theearth’s costly naturalresources like aluminium(bauxite), oil and timber.You can help keep this world a cleaner place: Buy only remanufactured cartridges!

Do yourself and the environment a favour

According to independentmarket research, the market share of remanu-factured cartridges inEurope may grow to 40% in 2008. This research isbased on experience in the USA, where 4 out of 10 cartridges are remanu-factured.European remanufacturersemploy over 14,000 people,adding approx. 1,2 bn euroannually to the Europeaneconomy.

European cartridge remanufacturing

ETIRACode of Conduct and the “Ticked R”-collective mark

ETIRA stands forEuropean Toner & InkjetRemanufacturersAssociation. Created in2003 and registered inBrussels, ETIRA representsthe interests of the rema-nufacturers in the EU andis the recognised industrybody for all matters regar-ding the inkjet and tonerremanufacturing industry.ETIRA provides many services to its members:quality/standardisation,legal/regulatory advice,public relations, membercontact platforms etc., andis in permanent contactwith EU Institutions andnational governments onpublic policy issues affecting the industry. You too can contact ETIRAwhenever you want toknow about cartridgeremanufacturing.

ETIRA has adopted a Codeof Conduct, with whichETIRA full members comply. The Code sets outour business principlesand guidelines regardingproduct quality and socialand environmental stan-dards. Compliance withthe Code is signified by the“Ticked R”-collective mark(see logo). Full details ofthe Code can be obtainedfrom ETIRA.

If you buy from an ETIRAmember using the collec-tive “R”-mark, you can besure that you are buyingfrom a respected com-pany applying the highestprinciples and standards.

Cartridge quality is theno.1 priority of Europeanremanufacturers who aremembers of ETIRA.Remanufactured cartridgesproduced by these compa-nies are 100% comparableto a new product. ETIRAmembers apply the highest quality standards,with many having ISO-certification or similaraccreditation. Our productshave been tested for durability and yield, andare guaranteed to workjust like the new product,and in many cases betteras we add more ink!

Quality first

The “Ticked R”-collective mark

guarantees you a cartridge remanu-

factured to the highest standards,

and in full compliance with the ETIRA

Code of Conduct business principles.