HP's NEW ' G R E E N ' PRODUCTS LABEL

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9949716-7.html
HP introduces new ‘green’ label for products
Sure, recycled paper is nice, but what about feeding it through a recycled printer?
Not
as in refurbished and resold, but a new Deskjet that is composed of 83
percent recycled plastic. Hewlett-Packard is introducing a new
green-focused label for some of its peripherals, and one of the first
items under that label is the aforementioned D2545 printer.

HP green printer
HP
hopes to tempt the environmentally conscious as well as those looking
for a bargain with the D2545, which retails for $45. Even the ink
cartridges it uses are made of recycled plastic resins.The printer is
one of several products that will fall under the HP Eco Highlights
label. So far it also includes three LaserJet printers (P4015x, P4515x,
and P4515xm models). HP says the label will list the environmental
attributes of the product, and will eventually encompass all products
the company offers.HP recycles tons of dead tech products every year,
so it makes sense that it’s able to make products from the materials it
recycles. So while consumers are becoming much more aware of the
environmental impact of the products we use, and even businesses are
beginning to see the boon that green policies are to their bottom
lines, why not make this standard instead of an outlier?HP responded
that by 2010,100 percent of its Deskjet printers will contain some
recycled materials, and will increase by three times the number of
inkjet printers made from recycled materials.If HP can do this with
printers, why not make their PCs and other products from recycled
materials too?They wouldn’t be the first to make eco-conscious PC
casings. Fujitsu has been experimenting with corn-based resins in some
of the laptops it is selling, and for the same price as the
non-corn-based models.

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May 22, 2008 at 2:58 PM