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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 201267
Sustainable Environmental Management
Extensive lineup of recycled copiers:
17 models from 9 series
Ricoh has adopted resource conservation and recycling as one of the
pillars of its environmental conservation activities since the early 1990s,
and has been working on the recycling of collected MFPs, laser printers,
toner cartridges, and supplies. More than 200,000 units of our used
products are collected each year, and fully recycled or reused.
Since the release of its first recycled copier in 1997, Ricoh has
expanded its lineup more actively than any other company to offer a wide
variety of recycled machines. The latest recycled full-color copier, the
imagio MP C4000RC/C2800RC series, was launched in May, 2012.
To meet the various needs of customers, Ricoh offers 17 models from
9 series of recycled copiers with a copying capacity ranging from 28 to 50
pages per minute (color) and from 25 to 75 pages (monochrome).
To achieve the goal of reducing the new input of resources by 25% by 2020 from the 2007 level, we work to utilize resources in the most effective
way possible and minimize the use of non-recycled virgin resources during production. To this end, we are actively engaged in the development of
alternative materials, use of renewable resources, reuse of used parts, recycling, waste reduction, and other efforts. We believe that these efforts
are important initiatives that play a part in mitigating the risks of resource depletion and deforestation.
In addition, we are taking initiatives to develop technologies for recycling water and resources used during production processes.
Recycled copiers
Resource Conservation and Recycling
Promotion of the recycling business
Recycling efforts are worthless if they result in increases in related costs and environmental impact. The
Ricoh Group develops products and components that are easy to recycle and reuse, develops new recycling
technologies, develops and expands the network for collecting used products, and conducts many other
activities while aiming to improve profitability and decrease environmental impact in this business area.
Line up of recycled copiers www.ricoh.co.jp/imagio/rc/
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Assessment
Finish Testing Fine-tuning
Testing and assembling parts
Disassembly Cleaning Washing and drying
To
customers
(recycled copiers)
From
customers
(collected copiers)
Collecting used products, then reusing and recycling parts
■ imagio MP C4000RC
0
100
200
300
400
* As of May 2012, assessed by Ricoh
0
150
120
90
60
30
imagio MP
C4000
(new copiers)
362
imagio MP
C4000RC
(recycled copiers)
301
● LCA (CO2 emissions) ● Environmental impact caused by
manufacturing (CO2 emissions)
imagio MP
C4000
(new copiers)
146
imagio MP
C4000RC
(recycled copiers)
27
Approx. 17%
less emissions
Approx. 82%
less emissions
CO2 emissions (kg/year)
CO2 emissions (kg/year)