The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) attacked “cheap non-OEM newbuilt” cartridge manufacturers in a December 14 press release targeting the practice of swapping chips from empty OEM cartridges to use in new-build compatibles. The practice is wasteful, environmentally harmful, and perhaps illegal, Javier Martinez, ETIRA’s president, said. “Today, most OEM printer cartridges have
