Brother launches a free inkjet cartridge remanufacturing service in North Wales, aiming to remanufacture over two million cartridges annually to support circular economies
Business technology solutions provider Brother has become the first print vendor to remanufacture its inkjet cartridges, as part of a new free service to help users contribute to circular economies.
Brother has launched a new inkjet cartridge remanufacturing line at its Recycling Technology Centre in Wrexham, North Wales, and expects to remanufacture over two million inkjet cartridges a year once fully operational. Its investment in the new service will create 20 new jobs to add to its 185-strong workforce in Wrexham.
The new service adds to its existing capability to remanufacture toner cartridges from laser printers. Brother has remanufactured more than 40 million toner cartridges globally since it began the service from Ruabon, near Wrexham, in 2004.
Brother currently saves approximately 5,300 tonnes of CO2 every year by remanufacturing in this way, and it expects this to increase once its ink remanufacturing operation is at capacity.
Craig McCubbin, managing director at Brother Industries UK, said: “We know that businesses are always searching for new ways to boost sustainability, and many are turning to their print estate. Resellers will form the cornerstone of plans to reduce emissions in print operations, connecting customers with the solutions to enable that. As an OEM, we’re arming partners with a new way to achieve that with this investment in our remanufacturing programme.”
The new service is available in 30 European countries and every new Brother ink cartridge comes with a free-post envelope for returns.
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