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Archive for August, 2007

Recycling of printer cartridges to benefit arts centre

By Paperstone on 8 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

A Surrey arts centre could benefit from a new programme which recycles printer cartridges, it has emerged. The office supplies which are collected by local stationers Solicitations for recycling are sold and the proceeds go to Cranleigh Arts Centre, housed in a historic village school from 1847. More than £250 was generated from selling the […]

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HP wins award for printer cartridges

By Paperstone on 7 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

HP has won an imaging industry award relating to the inks used in a line of its printer cartridges, the company has announced. The office supplies company won the Best Indoor Inks of the Year gong for its Vivera Inks with HP 91 ink cartridge at the European Digital Press Association (EDP) awards. This award […]

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Recycling printer cartridges is ‘environmentally sound’

By Paperstone on 6 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

The practice of recycling printer cartridges is comparable in its environmental benefits to that of re-manufacturing them, according to HP. In a letter to TechWorld magazine, the printer supplies company said that although "re-manufacturers point to the reduce-reuse-recycle waste hierarchy" and claim their practice is greener, their environmental records do not back up the claim. […]

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HP resolves lawsuit over printer cartridges

By Paperstone on 6 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

A lawsuit involving HPprinter cartridges and patent infringement has come to a close, the company has announced. German company Pelikan has admitted that it infringed several HP patents connected with printer cartridges, three months after the Palo Alto, California-based office equipment company made the allegations. Pelikan was ordered to cease importing and distributing the printer […]

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HP: Printers are safe

By Paperstone on 3 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

HP has responded to claims that printers are one of the more unhealthy types of office equipment. Recently, Australian researchers claimed that printers, which use printer cartridges, emit dangerous levels of particles which are not filtered by the lungs. However, Tuan Tran, HP‘s vice president of marketing for printer supplies, said that the company did […]

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Lexmark ‘seeks to expand’

By Paperstone on 3 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

HP has responded to claims that printers are one of the more unhealthy types of office equipment. Recently, Australian researchers claimed that printers, which use printer cartridges, emit dangerous levels of particles which are not filtered by the lungs. However, Tuan Tran, HP‘s vice president of marketing for printer supplies, said that the company did […]

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Printer cartridges to be sold for a good cause

By Paperstone on 2 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Printer cartridges made by ActionAid Recycling’s new brand Greensource Imaging are set to contribute to a good cause, it has emerged. For every one of the printer cartridges sold, the organisation has pledged to give £2 to help fund its educational work abroad, the Recycler reports. Benefits of the new brand of printer cartridges which […]

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Canon iP2500 ‘simple and satisfactory’

By Paperstone on 2 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Canon’s PIXMA iP2500 inkjet printer, which uses printer cartridges, is a simply-designed machine which performs its job well, a reviewer has claimed. Writing in Computeractive, Simon Williams says that the device lacks the "fripperies" of other more costly machines – such as a scanner – but may be perfect for those who are only looking […]

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Free version of Microsoft office suite to be offered

By Paperstone on 2 August 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Users of office supplies may be interested to read that free copies of some of Microsoft’s office software will soon be released. The company said that ad-supported versions of the package would be available soon, which could make it one of the most popular new office supplies around. Microsoft has also said that the new […]

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