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Più della metà dei rifiuti di plastica nell’oceano proviene da soli cinque paesi asiatici: Cina, Indonesia, Filippine, Vietnam e Thailandia. Ogni anno 8 milioni di tonnellate di plastica scartata finiscono nell’oceano e la situazione sta continuamente peggiorando. Un...

La World Meteorological Organization (WMO) lancia un nuovo, ennesimo allarme sullo stato di salute del nostro pianeta in vista dei negoziati sui cambiamenti climatici che si terranno a dicembre in Polonia: i gas serra nell’atmosfera hanno raggiunto un nuovo record,...

PROGRAMMA CONVEGNO “ECONOMIA CIRCOLARE E SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE" 09:00 Saluti del Prof. Vilberto Stocchi, Magnifico Rettore dell’Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo 09:10 Saluti delle Autorità 09:20 Apertura dei lavori Prof. Fabio Musso, Prorettore alle Attività...

Epson America, Inc. has announced that it filed a complaint for trademark infringement and a request for a Temporary Restraining Order and Seizure against twenty-six Amazon marketplace sellers. Filed by Epson America, Inc. and Seiko Epson Corp. in the U.S. District...

German industry magazine Digital Imaging reports that test laboratories at TÜV Rheinland found the banned fire retardant decabromdiphenyl ether—or DecaBDE—in certain new-build toner cartridges from Static Control Components (SCC). The use of DecaBDE is highly...

Ancora denunce di paghe da fame e violazioni del diritto del lavoro nella catena di fornitura di H&M. Nonostante le promesse dell’azienda di “abbigliamento low cost”, non ci sarebbe stato nessun miglioramento delle condizioni dei lavoratori entro il 2018. E gli...

In recent years, a whole series of events have taken place in the world of printing that can only be considered catastrophic. And it is in a triple aspect, Ecological - Sanitary, of Competence and Social Let's start with the environmental catastrophe One part is...

In occasione della giornata mondiale dell’ambiente, Greenpeace chiede ai governi del G7 e alle multinazionali di fermare l’inquinamento da plastica La plastica che produciamo e immettiamo nell’ambiente è davvero troppa e rischia di soffocare il Pianeta, con i mari che...

Stai mangiando plastica? L'Europa prevede di vietare posate, cannucce e altro in plastica Da Alanna Petroff 28 maggio 2018: 11:00 AM ET L'Europa propone di vietare gli oggetti di plastica monouso come posate, cannucce e boccioli di cotone nel tentativo di ripulire gli...

Europe is proposing a ban on single-use plastic items such as cutlery, straws and cotton buds in a bid to clean up the oceans. The European Commission wants to ban 10 items that make up 70% of all litter in EU waters and on beaches. The list also includes plastic...

As we explored in Part 1 of this series, over the last 24 years, Amazon has grown to become a critical channel for a wide variety of products, including printer supplies. Gaining access to tens of millions of customers has been great for ink and toner cartridge...

C’erano sostanze cancerogene e irritanti nelle 350 mila confezioni di colla in stick sequestrate in questi giorni dalla Guardia di Finanza di Torino, con un’operazione estesa alle zone di Firenze, Cremona, Padova, Catania, Latina, Mantova, Napoli e Brescia. La merce...

TriMega Purchasing Association, a nonprofit buying group serving about 485 independent office product dealers and technology retailers in the United States, recently warned its members about the dangers of carrying new-build compatible toner cartridges for HP and...

The Australian consumer watchdog has ordered HP PPS Australia to compensate customers who purchased its printers without being told they contained technology that did not allow for non-HP ink cartridges to be used in them. According to the Australian Competition and...

Market players adjusting to the new normal – German customs checked booths of SE Asian exporters for illegal cartridges – ETIRA presentation  –  ETIRA Board meeting From 27 to 30 January, ETIRA again exhibited at the 2018 remanexpo at the international trade show...

Sono state requisite 350 mila confezioni per un valore complessivo di 2 milioni di euro C’erano sostanze cancerogene e irritanti nelle 350 mila confezioni di colla in stick sequestrate in questi giorni dalla Guardia di Finanza di Torino, con un’operazione estesa alle...

Gli scienziati incaricati dall'Onu di studiare l'impatto dell'azione umana sugli ecosistemi producono uno studio allarmante. «Rischiamo la sesta estinzione di massa delle specie»   Il primo rapporto mondiale sul degrado del suolo ha prodotto risultati allarmanti....

Antitrust watchdog suspects market dominance used to pressure suppliers TOKYO -- Amazon Japan is being investigated by the country's antitrust regulator on allegations of asking vendors for a percentage of their sales revenue.  According to sources, the Japanese arm...

TOKYO, March 2—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against 49 manufacturers, distributors and sellers of toner cartridges and photosensitive drum units, asserting infringement of Canon's U.S. Patent...

The tax office in Neukölln has confiscated the stocks and balances of Chinese traders on Amazon.de and blocked their merchant accounts on the platform. Earlier, Amazon Germany had contacted the relevant dealers and suggested that the German tax authorities could act...

Werner Sandten * is worried about his business existence. "Since the Chinese low-cost suppliers flood Amazon, we sell virtually nothing," he says. Soon his whole industry could go broke, "one after another". The legislature must finally ensure fair competition. "But...

The study, commissioned by ARTI-Italia, explores the sustainable future of the remanufacturing industry. The Recycler reported earlier this year on the pending release of the now-published study, which ARTI-Italia’s President, Giovanni Ravelli, described as...

Sustainability has been a hot button with customers in the imaging industry for years, with vendors offering lower-energy-use products, utilizing safer manufacturing methods and offering environmentally responsible waste-collection programs. Of course, having to meet...

Last month The Recycler reported on a new paper commissioned by Arti-Italia, which will explore sustainable development in Italy’s printing consumables industry. The study, which will be published imminently, was produced by Dr Alessandro Dragoni and is entitled “Art...