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achieves greater efficiency in the
high-speed machines.
Recycling
Canon is aggressively pursuing Inverse
Manufacturing (IM) in line with our
dedication to being a global corporation
supporting a recycling-oriented society.
Canon’s IM has been implemented
through a global recycling structure, with
centers in the Americas, Europe, and
Asia. The sharing of information and
resources among these regions makes it
possible to realize global recycling.
Specific activities include:
Remanufacture of Copying Machines
The Canon Group has expanded its
copying machine remanufacturing
program globally since 1992.
Remanufacturing begins with the
collection of used products and the
selection of parts according to rigor-
ous criteria. Selected parts are
thoroughly cleaned and worn parts
replaced to ensure that the reused
materials meet the same high quality
standards as new parts. We guarantee
that each reused part is as good as
a new one.
Parts Reuse
We initiated the TREE recycling
program in 1999 as a way to effec-
tively reuse machine parts. Short for
“Technology of Reusing for
Environment with Economy,” the TREE
program does not simply involve the
recycling of used products. Rather,
parts removed from used products are
reused in other machines, promoting
an effective use of resources.
Recycling of Cartridges
Since 1990, Canon has led other
companies around the world in intro-
ducing and operating a Toner
Cartridge Collection and Recycling
Program on a global scale. Collected
cartridges are separated by machine
Toner cartridge recycling
Canon’s Latest Response to Environmental Concerns: imageRUNNER 4570 (iR 4570 in Europe)
Equipped with our original image-processing engine, the iR Controller,
Canon’s iR 4570 monochrome multifunction device provides leading-edge
functions for creating and sharing office documents.
The iR 4570 is on the leading edge, not only in terms of function, but also for
its responsiveness to environmental concerns. For example, while it offers high-
performance with an output of 45 pages per minute, its compact size of only 565mm
in width, contributes to resource conservation. Thanks to energy-efficient on-demand
fixing technology, the power requirement of the iR 4570 in “sleep mode” has been
drastically cut to 1W. Also, Canon has implemented “green procurement” and
selected alternative materials in advance of the implementation of the EU’s new
RoHS Directive. Moreover, the external case adopted for the iR 4570 is made from
plastic recovered through a closed recycling system.
type, and parts that can be used again
are reused or 100% recycled. By the
end of 2004, the accumulated volume
of cartridges collected had risen to
127,000 tons.
Moreover, we believe that development
and utilization of new environmental
technologies are key to our goal of
reducing the burden on the environment.
Moving forward, we plan to establish
and to widen the application of this
technology to the greatest extent possible.
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