HP Inc. this week released its 2017 Sustainable Impact Report, which the company explains in a press release documents its progress driving “lasting improvements to the planet, people, and communities where the company operates.” The report highlights what we have come to expect from such programs: reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, diversion of plastics that
Clover Imaging Group (CIG) this week released its annual Sustainability Report for 2017, and the report is notable for a few reasons. Unlike previous reports, this year’s sustainability report comes from CIG and not its parent company, Clover Technologies Group. Consequently, the report only cover’s CIG’s toner and ink recycling and cartridge remanufacturing business and does
Toshiba America Business Solutions announced on April 18 that it recycled nearly 228 metric tons of used toner products in 2017 through its “Zero Waste to Landfill” program, setting a new record for the company. While Toshiba did not report how much e-waste it collected in 2016, the amount it recycled in 2017 exceeds what
PrintReleaf, the company built around a technology platform that measures how much paper people use and then translates that into equivalent reforestation, has partnered with Xerox to let its managed print service (MPS) customers pick where they would like their trees planted. PrintReleaf monitors and tracks managed forestry programs around the world, and through its
In Bando City, about 85 km north of Tokyo, Canon Inc. and its subsidiary Canon Ecology Industry Inc. officially opened the Canon Eco Technology Park as a showcase for state-of-the art technology and processes to recycle and reuse printer consumables. And it is also more than that. The new 74,200-square-meter facility represents the integration of
French aftermarket cartridge manufacturer Armor has expanded the range of products within its OWA brand. The brand, launched in 2015, is designed to promote remanufacturing/reuse and responsible recycling and includes remanufactured laser cartridges, 3D printing filaments (see “Armor’s OWA Initiative Launches 3D Printer Filaments”), and remanufactured inkjet cartridges for franking machines and large-format printers. Adding
PrintReleaf, the Colorado-based company that tracks data on customers’ paper consumption to sync with reforestation activity around the world, has recently updated its standards that detail minimum requirements for certification as a PrintReleaf global forestry partner. PrintReleaf Standard, version 2.0, was developed after a year-long collaboration with the University of Colorado through its Masters of
This week, PrintReleaf of Denver, CO, announced a partnership with Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS), Canada. TBS Canada has selected PrintReleaf as a standard nationwide in its Platinum services package. Now, when TBS Canada’s Platinum service customers use paper, PrintReleaf will automatically plant trees equivalent to their paper use. PrintReleaf offers an automated platform that enables
On October 2, Brussels-based EuroVAprint announced that the European Commission has confirmed that third-party remanufacturers of ink cartridges as well as OEMs must comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, which regulates e-waste in Europe. In a press release, EuroVAprint, a nonprofit group that represents imaging equipment manufacturers with operations in Europe,
Numerous news reports out of France (including Boursier.com, FranceInfo, Le Figaro, ZDNet), and a handful of English-language websites (the Connexion, the Memo, and the Recycler) report that a group called Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée (HOP), or Stop Planned Obsolescence, has filed a complaint against printer OEMs Brother, Canon, Epson, and HP that claims they deliberately
