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EPSON® EXTENDS EUROPEAN CARTRIDGE RECYCLING SCHEME TO LARGE FORMAT PRINTERS
Epson,
a leading manufacturer of printers, LCD projectors and other imaging
products, is extending the box collection element of its
Collect&Recycle initiative to include empty ink cartridges from its
Large Format Printers (LFPs). The initiative starts in the second half
of September and will cover all models in the range.The Epson
Collect&Recycle initiative has been running in Europe since
February 2006 and has now become part of the company’s Environmental
Vision 2050 sustainability programme. It operates a free box collection
service across Europe and South Africa for empty cartridges from most
of its business and professional printer range. Customers from larger
companies who tend to use cartridges relatively quickly can, starting
in mid September, register online
(www.epson-europe.com/environment/collectandrecycle) to request a
collection box. This is delivered within five working days, and when
full, the customer requests a pick-up and a replacement collection box
if required.100% of the cartridges collected through the scheme
are recycled: their plastics components are re-used in manufacturing
and construction, while metal parts are smelted and re-used in other
industrial applications.Epson’s new Stylus Pro GS6000, a 64in
large format printer with an eight-colour ink set, unveiled at the
FESPA Sign and Display exhibition in Geneva in April, is the company’s
first LFP to come supplied with a recycling box for its spent ink
cartridges. Customers using other Epson LFP models will also be able to
order recycling boxes.Full boxes are combined with others and
then transported to SIMS, a reputable international recycler in the
Netherlands, where they are processed. SIMS uses the latest available
technologies to ensure the highest possible recycling rates. It
separates plastics from metals through a process that includes crushing
and segregation by density.Martin Johns, Epson’s Senior Product
Manager Large Format Printers, said the company is keen to manage the
environmental impact of its high European market share. “With
leadership comes responsibility. A key element of Epson’s broad
-ranging environmental commitments is to ensure a reduction in the
number of ink cartridges that end up in landfill. We believe the best
way to do that is to run a free, convenient and high-quality collection
and recycling programme. I’m happy that we’ve now been able to extend
this initiative to cartridges from our range of large format printers,”About the Epson Group
Epson
is a global leader in imaging products including printers, 3LCD
projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs. With an innovative and
creative culture, Epson is dedicated to exceeding the vision and
expectations of customers worldwide with products known for their
superior quality, functionality, compactness and energy
efficiency.Epson is a network of 88,925 employees in 109 companies
around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the
global environment and to the communities in which it is located. Led
by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp., the Group had consolidated sales
of 1,347 billion yen in fiscal 2007.About Epson Europe
Epson
Europe B.V., based in Amsterdam, is the Group’s regional headquarters
for Europe, Middle-East, Russia and Africa. With a workforce of 2,400
employees, Epson Europe’s sales for fiscal year 2007 were 1,854 million
Euros
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