Jun 26, 2009
Study found that about 70% of printers are committed to sustainability initiatives
Labels: energy consumption, environmental, Green, soy ink 0 comments
According to an NAPL study, despite the economic downturn, only 13.2% of printers are either cutting back or postponing their sustainability effort. While larger companies seem to have greater commitment, there was less difference on a geographic basis. Being green is not as simple as you think or as cheap as you think. Many printers are facing the challenge/disappointment in the process of getting different types of sustainability certification. Even though customers prefer working with green printers, they are not happy when the cost is passed along. You might say environmental issues have no impact on your business, but you can’t ignore the fact that more and more people are getting on board with this. So what can you do? Here are some simple solutions from RISO:
1. Reduce
a. E-waste: our printers are built to last and therefore reduce the amount of
e-waste that ends up in landfills
Scary fact! 2.6 million tons of trash is dumped every year in US landfills
b. Energy: RISO digital duplicators use 95% LESS energy than
photocopiers
Fact! Copiers consume the most energy of all types of office equipment and use power even when sitting idle.
2. Reuse
a. Set your printer and copier to automatically default to making two-sided
copies. If you do print on one side only, print on the back side of used
paper.
3. Recycle
a. We recycle our e-waste through reputable recycling companies
b. Choose recycled paper
c. We use Soy-based inks which contain lower levels of VOCs and produce
lower amounts of air pollution through the reduction of toxic emissions
RISO was ranked as the “most green” office products company in 2007. Our printers follow these simple steps that can support your company’s green initiatives while reducing costs and saving energy.
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