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Projectors are an integral part of many offices, schools, and homes, but they can also contribute significantly to energy consumption. However, with the right eco-friendly practices, you can reduce energy usage without compromising on performance. So, how can you make your projector use more sustainable?
Running a small to medium business comes with many moving parts. From inventory management to shipping and branding, efficiency is crucial. One tool that often goes unnoticed but can make a massive difference in day-to-day operations is the label printer. If you’re a business owner looking to streamline processes and boost productivity, investing in a label printer could be the game-changer you need.
Printer ink and toner are essential for any business or home office, but their costs can quickly add up. From frequently replacing cartridges to dealing with the frustration of running out of ink mid-print, the expenses can easily spiral out of control if not managed carefully. So, how much is printer ink and toner really costing you, and more importantly, what can you do to keep those costs under control?
3D printing has transformed the way we fabricate everything from detailed designs to working prototypes. At the centre of so much innovation, one of the most important but not as publicised aspects of successful 3D printing is choosing the right support structure. For those of you who are either entrepreneurs just starting up or even tech hobbyists, knowing the best support structure for 3D prints can save you precious time and material, all the while improving on your creations.
3D printing has come a long way from its early days as a tool for creating prototypes. Today, it’s transforming industries and moving into the realm of producing real, functional consumer products. For young innovators, this shift opens up exciting possibilities—from fashion to gaming and home decor. Let’s explore how 3D printing is shaping the future of product creation and what it means for the next generation of entrepreneurs!
3D printing has rapidly moved from being a specialist technology to a practical solution for everyday users. Whether you’re a hobbyist, a designer, or a business owner, one of the most appealing aspects of 3D printing is the potential to save money. But is it truly a cost-effective option? Let’s take a closer look at how 3D printing, especially with ELEGOO products, can help you save money—and why now is the perfect time to dive in with the current offers we have!
When it comes to 3D printing, choosing the right filament is crucial for achieving the best results. Among the most popular options are PLA, ABS, and PETG. Each of these materials has its own unique properties and applications. In this blog post, we’ll compare PLA, ABS, and PETG filament cartridges to help you decide which one is best for your next project.
Whether you're printing important documents, beautiful photos, or creative designs, getting a seamless, high-quality print is key. However, if you've ever struggled with paper jams, blurry text, or uneven colours, you're not alone. Here are some top tips to help you achieve flawless prints every time, no matter what you're printing.
Creating complex 3D models often requires printing in multiple pieces, which can lead to visible seams if not handled correctly. Seamless blending is crucial for achieving a professional finish, whether you're working on a detailed figurine, a functional prototype, or a decorative piece. Here’s a guide to help you achieve seamless blending in your multi-piece 3D prints!
Resin 3D printers, also known as stereolithography (SLA) or digital light processing (DLP) printers, offer high precision and detail, making them a favourite among both professionals and hobbyists. But how exactly do these printers work?
3D printing with filament can be incredibly rewarding, but it often comes with its fair share of challenges. Whether you're just starting or have some experience under your belt, running into problems like layer shifting, stringing, warping, and under-extrusion can be frustrating. At Cartridge World, we not only offer a variety of High-Quality filaments and 3D printing tools but also provide repair services to help you get back on track. Here’s a friendly guide to troubleshooting some common filament printing issues:
3D printing has advanced significantly, with resin-based printing emerging as a preferred choice for its precision and detail. Among the latest innovations in this field is water-washable resin, a game-changer for both enthusiasts and professionals. This blog post explores the benefits of water-washable resins, focusing on the JAMGHE 10K Washable Plus High Clear 3D Resin as an example.
Creating an eco-friendly printing station at work is not only beneficial for the environment but also cost-effective in the long run. Here’s a straightforward guide to help you set up your green printing station, featuring the sustainable choice of the month: the EPSON EcoTank Printer L15150.
Proper disposal of used ink and toner cartridges is crucial for protecting the environment and promoting sustainable practices. Many people are unaware of the significant environmental impact of improperly discarded cartridges. Here’s a guide to help you dispose of your used cartridges responsibly.
Choosing the right printer can feel a bit overwhelming, especially when you're faced with the choice between ink and toner. Both have their unique advantages and are suited to different printing needs. Let's break down the fundamental differences between ink and toner, including how they work, their uses, and their benefits, in a more relatable way.
Printing is essential in our daily lives, but it can have a significant environmental impact. From paper consumption to ink waste, the footprint of printing is considerable. Fortunately, there are practical steps you can take to make your printing practices more eco-friendly.
Hearing loss affects millions worldwide, creating significant barriers in communication and daily activities. Traditional hearing aids and cochlear implants have long been the primary solutions, but advancements in 3D printing technology are now poised to revolutionise the way we approach hearing enhancement. This cutting-edge technology is transforming the customisation, accessibility, and effectiveness of hearing aids and implants, promising a brighter future for those with hearing impairments.
Choosing the right security camera can make a significant difference in keeping your home safe. Here’s a simplified guide to help you select the perfect camera for your needs.
3D printing has rapidly evolved from a niche hobby into a pivotal technology with applications spanning multiple industries. This capability of turning digital designs into physical objects has opened up endless possibilities, fostering innovation, creativity, and efficiency. Whether you're an artist, engineer, educator, or hobbyist, 3D printing offers a wealth of opportunities to bring your ideas to life.
The latest in the field of 3D-printed bones is akin to something you’d see in a sci-fi movie. The reality is, that this technology exists and the speed at which it is developing is mind-blowing. The technology was first developed in 1981 by Dr. Hideo Kodama. Using a photopolymer resin that is turned from a liquid into a plastic through a chemical reaction using UV light, he took the idea of 3D printing objects from science fiction to reality.
Cartridge World Cyprus, a leader in the printing industry, announced that it has taken a significant step towards protecting the environment by becoming carbon neutral. The company has offset the carbon impact of its business in 2022, including its own brand ink and toner cartridges, which are already a green alternative to original branded printer cartridges. This means that Cartridge World Cyprus is now a truly green and most economical alternative.
Cartridge World Cyprus has announced that it has become carbon neutral by offsetting the carbon impact of its business in 2022.
The Managing Director of Cartridge World Cyprus has challenged other businesses, including its corporate customers to become carbon-neutral. Duncan Glover (pictured) says his business in Cyprus has taken a significant step towards protecting the environment by becoming carbon neutral.
The European Commission has adopted a new proposal that aims to make it easier and more cost-effective for consumers to repair products rather than replace them, while also incentivizing producers and sellers to develop more sustainable business models.
The ACCC will be investigating a number of businesses for potential ‘greenwashing’, following an internet sweep, which found more than half of the businesses reviewed made concerning claims about their environmental or sustainability practices.
Switching to third-party printer inks, rather than using original brand cartridges, could save you a lot of money. Find out why we're calling for action against big brands discouraging you from buying cheap printer ink
HP has entered into a $1.3 million settlement agreement with Euroconsumers, a cluster of consumer organisations based in Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
When it comes to technology, you may get conflicting advice about how to best maintain it. Is it better to leave my printer on or turn it off when I’m not using it? Should I use low-power or standby mode? Here are some things to take into consideration when determining what is best for your printer:
How do you pick the right copy machine?
GET THE RIGHT FIT
Forget all the promises and marketing out there from printer brands. Forget those “top printer” articles that lead to Amazon pages (most are just affiliate marketing links that throw kickbacks to the original website).
HP has launched another firmware update on the 15th August targeted at the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M428-M429 series printers. The firmware affects the consumables and the update is 002/2230D.
Please be aware that on 14th July 2022, HP released
two firmware updates.
The owner-director of Cartridge World in Cyprus has been interviewed by the local chamber of commerce and industry giving him the opportunity to testify to the benefits of recycling.
Limassol Chaber of Commerce interview with our Director about going green and internships.
Or, how not to do a firmware update!
Epson was awarded Technology Prize for the invention of a method to reduce printing unevenness during bidirectional printing with inkjet printer.
It might have taken longer to filter through but prices are rising in Jan 2022
Were tonnes of waste cartridges classified as hazardous waste and landfilled, rather than treated as WEEE?
Australia must join the global ‘right to repair’ movement with a holistic reform of consumer, competition and environmental law to ensure recognition of consumers’ ‘right to repair’ goods rather than having to throw them out and replace them.
Cartridge World Cyprus celebrates their 20th anniversary this year with a new product range.
In reply to ETIRA’s request, representatives of EU commissioners met with ETIRA President Javier Martinez online and discussed the Green Deal.
Microsoft will announce the new Windows 11 operating system later this month and older printers may not be supported.
Are you ready?
Spain set to approve new law requiring manufacturers to pay the full cost of recycling in a move that will raise €725 million ($886 million).https://www.therecycler.com/posts/etira-scores-a-win-in-spain/
In a recent report the US Federal Trade Commission confirms large companies are hurting small businesses, undermining ownership rights, and hurting the planet with their anti-repair actions.
The Euroconsumers group seeks €150 ($180) compensation for each printer owner from HP for unlawfully blocking third party cartridges by pushing firmware update
The OEM said in its announcement that HP+ is the future of printing, designed for the new hybrid models of how we live and work.
The Recycler understands that HP has recently issued another firmware update that locks our certain aftermarket 903 cartridges.
Italy did it, Spain did it and it looks like the rest of the EU states may well do it, but Costco have stopped doing it. Find out what in this latest podcast from The Recycler podcast, David Connett and Peter Mayhew, talk sanguinely about the imaging market.
The Business Berg Magazine, announced the award as one of the “10 Best Franchises to Open in 2021”.
David Connett, Partner at Connett & Unland GbR shares his thoughts on the emerging trend for repairability.
Stanford researchers have identified four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their simple fixes It is not just Zoom. Popular video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body.
Editors comment: (CW Cyprus Already offers to recycle Computers/Printers for our customers when they buy replacement hardware from us. We then recycle it according to WEEE guidelines)
The European Commission and national consumer authorities released the results of a screening of websites (“sweep”), an exercise carried out each year to identify breaches of EU consumer law in online markets.
This year, for the first time ever, the sweep focused on ‘greenwashing’, the practice by which companies claim they are doing more for the environment than they actually are. The “sweep” analysed green online claims from various business sectors such as garments, cosmetics and household equipment.
At the end of January, Italy inked into law their November 2019 “Minimum environmental criteria for the supplies of toner and inkjet cartridges” (CAMs) for the award of the integrated service for the return of used toner and inkjet cartridges, preparation for reuse and supply of remanufactured toner and inkjet cartridges.
Finally Canon and Epson tigthten up on patent infringing ink cartridges that are sold via Amazon.
UK tax authorities (HMRC) have closed a VAT loophole that will see Chinese products sold on online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay rise by 20%.
The aftermarket responds to Italy’s €10 million ($12 million) penalty on HP and others take to social media to comment.
The Authority ascertained that the firmware and dynamic security restrictions on the use of non-original cartridges are not adequately highlighted on the sales packages.
The European Parliament has voted in favour of making products more durable and easier to repair and recycle, and by providing consumers with more rights and information.
The European Parliament calls on the EU Commission to grant consumers a “right to repair”.
The German government confirms there are no resulting risks from ultrafine particles from laser printers for indoor spaces/ workplaces.
We are informed that on Nov.2 HP has pushed new firmware update called 20201021 for those printers using HP CF500 toner cartridge series (CF500/CF510/CF530/CF540) through WiFi and wired network causing the replacement chips to be un-recognised by the corresponding upgraded printer. Updated printer shows an error message on the display as follow:
After Covid-19, we know that radical changes can happen fast. What we don't know yet is how to make the most of this new beginning, for people and nature.
It’s no secret that oil and gas companies make far more money creating new plastic than they would reusing older plastic. So where is the incentive for them to do so?
An investigation by Reuters found that the majority of recycling businesses have shrunk by more than 20% in Europe, by 50% in parts of Asia and as much as 60% in the US.
A pilot project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum examining imports of products into the EU has found that 23 % of inspected products were non-compliant with REACH and CLP.
Between January and August this year, five OEM brands issued 707 firmware updates, or which 38 blocked aftermarket products.
The stark message is part of a keynote speech that the prince has recorded for the opening event of a virtual climate summit.
With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
HP has given assurances to the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority that they will remove the claims from their future advertising.
Effective 1st December 2020 certain HP original ink cartridges may no longer work in HP printers.
Editor’s Opinion: You could not make this up could you. In the run up to the Christmas holiday, HP will lock out their own cartridges and to compound this, offer no guidance on swopping out cartridges with the short expiry dates.
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) has issued an open letter to the EU, demanding ‘fast action’ to stop the ‘devastating impact’ the printing industry is having on the environment.
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) is urging HP to rethink its latest printer firmware update.
UK Consumer magazine Which, drills down on just how expensive OEM branded inks are with some costing more that 32 year old Scotch whiskey.
NASA spends $490,000 (€423,000) on remanufactured cartridges but comments to the EPA that new cartridges with recycled content should be considered.
The Shadowserver Foundation’s new Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) scan found 80,000 hackable printers.
The Recycler has been advised that the OEM has released its latest firmware update which can affect third party replacement cartridges for HP 63/302 series cartridges.
No internet connection, not a problem as HP now updates firmware direct from the chip resident on the cartridge.
Prices increase as Airfreight replaces Seafreight as a faster way to restock
The Coronavirus crisis has been a disruptive force across the world. Working remotely for millions of workers is one disruption, a side effect of a new era of “social distancing.” Home offices are no longer an exception but a rule.
With the spread of the novel coronavirus affecting everything, mitigating COVID-19 has become a growing concern. That’s why many companies are mandating or recommending that as many employees as possible work remotely until the virus can be slowed.
It’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s not real today. Fake news floods social media and CGI can make Robert DeNiro look like a spring chicken in The Irishman.
Blackford Capital, a national private equity firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, today announced its investment in the U.S. business of Cartridge World, a franchised network for the leading printing consumables brand. Blackford has completed an investment in the Cartridge World brand through the purchase of the brand licensing rights covering the United States territory.
November 2019 Hp has increased its price on their Ink and Toner cartridges by 10%
WHICH? AUGUST 2019
More than half of you are
paying over the odds for
printer ink. 4,710 of the
8,481 Which? members we asked
bought ink from one of the big
four: Brother, Canon, HP or Epson.
CW Cyprus have reviewed our prices on certain own brand ink lines and some increaes were necessary.
This document is for the following printers:
Officejet Pro 6970, 7740, 8210, 8700 series
OfficeJet Pro 6230 series
Officejet 6950 series
OfficeJet 6810, 6820 series
PageWide 300, 400, 500 series
OfficeJet Pro 6830 series
OfficeJet Pro 8610, 8620, 8630, 8640, 8660 series
OfficeJet Pro X451dn/dw, X476dn/dw, X551dw, X576dw
It’s important to note that there are many variables that can impact how many pages your cartridge will print.
HP® printers are designed to periodically receive updates. These updates are for various fixes and improvements;
however, some are designed to prevent the use of third-party cartridges. In order to prevent this happening, and to
allow you to continue to use Cartridge World cartridges, we recommend you do the following on your printer:
Our suggestion is: not updating HP 95X range printers to the latest firmware version 1910AR
The Recycler:
Despite recent studies which have raised concerns over possible health issues caused by toner used in laser printers, and by third-party cartridges, the Social Court Hessen has ruled that toner dust “does not make you sick in general.”
Being recognized for achievement is always an honor. Recently, Entrepreneur Magazine named Cartridge World one of the top global franchises of 2018.
For the last two years around September 13, a wide range of HP inkjet printers globally have automatically
released an internal update to the printer firmware that has resulted in locking out Cartridge World products
along with your choice to save money, forcing you to buy expensive HP original inkjet cartridges.
Technavio has published a new market research report on the global 3D printing market in the education sector from 2018-2022, in which it forecasts the market will grow by almost 20 percent.
The OEM has issued its latest firmware upgrade, this time for its range of inkjet printers, timed to coincide with the release of updated cartridges, causing problems for remanufacturers.
CW Cyprus is busy ensuring it is ready for the deadline
HP Inc’s Managing Director for the Middle East, Turkey, and East Africa, has written about the ongoing battle against counterfeiters in the region’s print markets.
Helpful article by martin@kadansky.com
September 2017
This blog explains the detailed innovation needed to deliver our high performance toners.
Price hike by between 5 and 10 percent hit Cyprus in March.
Comment from CW Cyprus: Fortunately no issues reported to us in Cyprus. Our CW cartridges are working as normal.
The Cypriot subsidiary of Cartridge World has been named an HP Gold Imaging and Printing Partner.
In a new leaflet released by HP, the firm warns against clones, counterfeits and remanufactured cartridges.
A versatile range of printers available in-store:
Limassol – Nicosia – Larnaca – Paphos – Paralimni
Executives from HP, Canon, Epson and Brother could be handed a prison sentence and all companies face hefty fines if found guilty.
The company’s latest security update is preventing third-party cartridges from functioning, prompting a slew of ‘Cartridge Problem’ errors.
After receiving much bad press some months ago for deliberately forcing a firmware update that closed out after-market chips on otherwise functioning ink cartridges, HP does it again, but this time announces that it has done so , and provides firmware upgrade downloads for customers affected.
Cartridge World Malta
The franchise has launched a nationwide cost effective programme to aid local businesses called “why buy a printer?”
The Standard Digital reported that this latest addition strengthens Cartridge World’s East African presence to four stores in total.
HP has now issued another firmware update which effectively reverses the previously imposed lock. Ironically, while the firmware update that imposed the lock was automatically installed on user's systems, the same isn't the case with this reversal, with users having to download and install the appropriate firmware by themselves.
Computer giant HP is facing a backlash after blocking customers from using cheaper ink cartridges in its printers
HP has backtracked on a software update that blocked some ink cartridges made by third parties.
Read Article Here: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37503139?SThisFB
Large numbers of HP printer owners found their printers stopped recognising unofficial printer ink cartridges on 13 September.
August 31st 2016: The Silicone Review
To see Cartridge World listed as one of the 50 Most Admired Companies of the Year 2016 http://thesiliconreview.com/magazines/50-most-admired-companies-of-the-year-2016/#more-6297
at International Franchise Expo June 16-18 in New York City Cartridge World®—Printworld™—powered by Samsung®
22nd April
Cartridge World Cyprus (since 2002) have Re-used (recycled) over Half a million printer cartridges
Saving ¾ of a million kilos of waste from landfill in Cyprus (where it would take 1000 years to degrade)
Cartridge World has won the Imaging Industry ''Global Brand Award", beating out a list of established, highly successful imaging aftermarket companies that included the likes of Clover, MSE, Mito,and others.
Neal McChristy was told by the OEM that it “never prevents a customer from using a refill or remanufactured cartridge”.
Cartridge World has received yet another prestigious award, this time in the franchising
industry.
MP Luke Hall has “saved hundreds of pounds” by avoiding official suppliers and using a third-party company that recycles used consumables.
The company has opened a global procurement centre in China to help “improve global print quality standards”.
An article covering “the biggest rip-offs and mark-ups” names original printer cartridges, and recommends using “refurbished replacements” or refills instead.
A technology news site has said remanufactured printer cartridges are “just as good or even better” than originals.
Ajman Police in Ajman, Dubai, have seized two million counterfeit toner cartridges worth Dh75 million ($20.4 million/€18 million).