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ETIRA Backs Call for Greater Online Platform Accountability
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ETIRA Supports Call for Stronger Online Platform Accountability ETIRA joins 87 organisations urging the EU to strengthen online platform accountability and ensure every product sold has a responsible economic operator.

Marketplace Sales Under Greater Scrutiny

Online marketplaces are facing increasing expectations regarding product compliance and traceability.

Can the responsible supplier be clearly identified and verified?

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Ecolabel integrity matters.
Kyoto Club has withdrawn the Elabel! certification previously granted to SEA and ended certification of remanufactured cartridges under the programme.
For ETIRA, this reinforces a simple principle: environmental labels only have value when they are supported by independent auditing and properly enforced.
Read why this decision matters for the imaging supplies industry and public procurement on the ETIRA website.

Kyoto Club Withdraws Cartridge Ecolabel - Etira Kyoto Club has withdrawn its cartridge ecolabel certification. ETIRA explains why rigorous auditing and enforcement are essential for credible ecolabels.

Private Label Products: Who Is Accountable?

Your company may not manufacture or import the product, but if your brand appears on the packaging, what are your responsibilities?

ETIRA examines how the revised CLP requirements may affect private-label business models.

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Stronger customs controls help improve:

compliance
enforcement
market fairness
Smarter customs.

Better enforcement.

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This is where the conversation happened.

The Recycler Live & Trade Days in Dortmund brought together industry professionals from across Europe to discuss the future of circular technology, compliance, collection systems, sustainability, and remanufacturing.

ETIRA participated in the event through its AGM, industry round table discussions, presentations, and member meetings.

The industry is evolving far beyond traditional cartridges — increasingly spanning hardware, software, reuse, refurbishment, IT lifecycle services, and intelligent circular supply chains.
Collection remains the golden key to circularity. When collection systems are efficient and economically viable, circular business models thrive.
📖 Read the full ETIRA event report here: https://buff.ly/dGj6m0P

2026 AGM Dortmund - Etira ETIRA and The Recycler Live Bring the Industry Together in Dortmund On 21 May 2026, ETIRA held its Annual Meeting during The Recycler Live & Trade Days in Dortmund, Germany, bringing together members and industry representatives from across Europe for discussions on the future of remanufacturing, co...