Total Green Office Solution "Part One"

Ricoh Products Are Cradle-to-Cradle Green

More now than ever, business and consumerism ar driving the quest towards a more environmentally responsible society. Global Corporations, and mid to small-sized companies have joined government agencies in making "going green" a top consideration, rapidly incorporating stringent procurement polices to reduce environmental footprint. Green attributes have become a key deciding factor in choosing an office equipment provider.

Using the Total Green Office Solutions as a road-map, Ricoh addresses all of the components that customers desire in a 360 degree eco-friendly office. With Ricoh, customers can be assured that their document management and imaging systems will:

• Optimize energy efficiency



• Maximize recyclability



• Use materials resourcefully



• Control environmentally sensitive substances



• Maintain air qulaity

Green Lifecycle Analysis and Product Design

Did you know that many Ricoh products and supplies contain recycled plastics? For instance the MPC3500/MPC4500 can contain 21 percent recycled plastics, the weight of which equals 150 plastic soda bottles. In fact Ricoh sets annual targets to continually increase the amount of reused parts in our equipment.

Ricoh products are cradle-to-cradle green. At the onset of the production design stage, Ricoh contains a life cycle analysis to identify ways to minimize material and energy resources in every process associated with the design, manufacture and distribution of our products. This often results in innovative product design that makes efficient use of energy during use with parts and plastics that are standardized to ease the demanufacturing process at its end-of-life. Additionally, Ricoh products are manufactured in zero-waste-to-landfill plants, and product innovations a such as our PxP toner produces 35% less CO2 in the manufacturing process.