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The company specialises in the
supply of private label cartridges
for UK and European high street,
mail order and web-based channels,
as well as major office supplies
resellers. It counts WHSmith, Office
Depot, Viking, Vasanta, ADVEO,
inkClub, Plaisio and Agfaphoto
amongst its customer base.
EBP has ISO 9001:2008 (quality
management systems) and ISO
14001:2004 (environmental management
systems) certification and spends over
£500,000 a year on R&D, a commitment
that, according to EBP Head of Collections
Amy Horn, helps it continually improve the
recycling process. “We invest heavily to
ensure we remain at the forefront,” she
said.
The company operates in 17 countries
and collects around six million cartridges
annually. It has partnered with over 180
UK and European charities and to date
has donated in excess of £5,000,000.
“We were one of the first companies in
this space to partner with charities for
collection programmes,” said Horn. “And
it was this element that really helped up
the volume of cartridges returned to us for
remanufacturing.”
Today EBP has collection schemes in
place with 2,000 schools and hospitals.
It provides FREEPOST recycling bags,
which are sequentially bar-coded for
comprehensive and accurate traceability,
and retail/office collection bins at no
cost to the charity. In addition, it utilises
bespoke software to report to partners and
supporters exactly what has been collected
and from which source.
A team of in-house engineers, chemists
Recycling partnership gets
‘green’ revamp
Lincolnshire based The Recycling
Factory has undergone a ‘green’
revamp and announced that it has
raised over £3.5 million for UK
charities.
“We are always striving to reduce
our carbon footprint, at the same time as
ensuring our charity partners receive the
very best in service, and 2015 has already
seen some very innovative changes,”
said Departmental Manager Cassandra
Gonzalez.
“Charity supporters can instantly
download a freepost label for their
chosen charity, as well as book a free
courier collection in just seconds,” she
explained. “We are also working closely
with our partners to lead the way in digital
marketing, ensuring all campaigns achieve
maximum awareness.”
The Recycling Factory collects printer
cartridges via freepost schemes, as well as
through free courier collections all at no
cost to the charity. For each inkjet cartridge
successfully recycled, 100% of the value is
donated.
ARMOR launches OWA
OWA is a new range of
remanufactured cartridges and
environmentally responsible office
accessories from ARMOR.
ARMOR uses circular economy
principles to guarantee the 100%
recycling of used laser toner cartridges.
Used cartridges are collected and
enjoy a genuine second life, either as
remanufactured cartridges or in new
products made by recovering dismantled
materials.
With OWA, ARMOR says that it is able
to guarantee customers high print quality,
optimised print costs per page and a
reduced environmental footprint.
Empties Please
UK-based Leukaemia and Lymphonia
Research has been collecting empty
cartridges at its branch in Newcastle
to be picked up by cartridge recycler
Empties Please, in exchange for a
donation. Empties Please offers £1
for each original-branded cartridge
and 50 pence for remanufactured/
compatible cartridges.
Other businesses on the floor where
the charity is based and even the office
cleaner have added to the empties bin. To
date they’ve recycled 100 ink cartridges
and raised over £80.
and technical experts based at its factory
in Park Royal, North West London have
developed proprietary equipment and ink
formulations to produce a wide range of
remanufactured cartridges to the same
high quality as the OEMs.
“We are very proud of the fact that
we’ve built longstanding relationships
with our customers and partners. Our 20
plus year heritage, sustained investment in
R&D and bespoke equipment, combined
with robust quality controls, ensure
that we produce the highest quality
remanufactured printer cartridges,”
explained Horn.
One in four cartridges sold in the UK is
believed to be remanufactured and up to
40% of businesses with more than 1,000
employees use remanufactured cartridges.
“We firmly believe that re-use is far better
than simply recycling,” she added.
The environmental savings soon
stack up when you consider that an
inkjet cartridge takes about 1,000 years
to decompose in landfill. So do the cost
savings, with a remanufactured product
typically costing 20 to 50% less than an
OEM cartridge.
Established in 1992, Environmental Business Products (EBP) is Europe’s longest
established and largest collector and remanufacturer of inkjet cartridges.
A second life
Amy Horn, Head
of Collections, EBP
The company
operates in
17 countries
and collects
around
six million
cartridges
annually.
