Testing reveals more new-build DecaBDE

Testing reveals more new-build DecaBDE

Tests run by ETIRA have revealed the hazardous substance, use of which is prohibited by the EU over certain quantities, in a selection of new-build non-OEM cartridges. The Recycler reported in September that an unnamed German organisation had ordered the testing of...
Canon’s latest legal updates

Canon’s latest legal updates

This week has only just begun, but Canon has already been active on the legal side of things, filing another Amazon report and concluding a patent dispute in Germany. The OEM announced that it has lodged another Report Infringement Form with Amazon UK, based on the...
German men jailed for counterfeiting

German men jailed for counterfeiting

In 2017 in Germany, three men were arrested during police raids which discovered masses of fake Kyocera cartridges that were being refilled and reimported as originals. Now, the Darmstadt Regional Court has jailed several of those responsible and given others...