Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Total Green Office Solution "Part IV"

Greening Paper Intensive Workflows

The environmental impact of mismanaged document output can reach farther than many people imagine. Being paper-waste conscious is more than a matter of saving a few trees. The entire environmental footprint of paper intensive offices includes the water, energy and tree pulp used in paper manufacturing, and the fuel consumed when transporting paper. Mot to mention the energy needed to recycle the paper, assuming it avoids landfill. Even maintenance of physical storage spaces for files has environmental impact.


Ricoh's device and software capabilities such as default to duplex printing, rules based printing, scan2distribute, and e-storage can work together to customize paper-reducing solutions. For instance, @ remote has the capability of assessing the percentage of duplex use within an office. These metrics add value to businesses who wish to report their environmental accomplishments and manage change within their offices.

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