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Circular Technology Centre


Brother Industries (U.K.) Ltd. Is the Circular Technology Centre for the Brother group. We are developing innovative remanufacturing methods for the Brother group to use in their worldwide facilities. We collect toner and inkjet cartridges from all over the world, and have remanufacturing facilities in Europe, Japan and the USA.

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Through extensive research and development, we have designed efficient remanufacturing processes and products that can be reused and renewed to their full potential, to minimize our environmental impact and create a sustainable business.


Design for Remanufacturing

At Brother, we are unique in the way we create and design our products. From the very beginning, we work extensively with engineers in our HQ in Japan, to design cartridges in such a way that ensures they can be re-used efficiently in the Brother facilities. This ensures that waste is kept to a minimum without compromising the quality of a cartridge. In fact, every Brother cartridge that we remanufacture is exactly the same quality as a brand new one. The durable components of each cartridge are reused, and whatever cannot be reused is recycled – absolutely nothing goes to waste. This is the top level of remanufacturing.


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We reuse/rethink/redesign new products to be able to take them back after being used, to give them an additional life, reusing as many parts as possible, reducing waste throughout the whole process.

Zero waste hierarchy for Europe