Tips for Sustainable Business Practice

Reduce paper waste

Start printing on both sides of a sheet

It's simple but effective: set ‘duplex' as your default preference for all your office printers and copiers. By printing on both sides of a sheet you'll reduce paper usage by as much as 50%.

Prevent uncollected printouts

Everyone gets annoyed when they see uncollected and forgotten printouts on the office printer and MFP. One way to prevent this is by using Ricoh's Enhanced Locked Print (ELP) feature.

ELP means that when a document is sent to print, it is stored on the printer and will not be printed until it is ‘unlocked' by a user at the device. Punch in a user code, or swiping a card . ELP will not only reduce paper waste, but it will also increase your organisation's security .

Use recycled or sustainable paper and recycle paper

Embark on an office policy to only use either recycled paper or paper that is certified as sustainable. Respected certifications include: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) , and the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC ).

Contract with a paper recycling service. Then have paper recycling ‘wheely' bins and empower each employee with their own paper recycling box.

Reduce power use

Power save mode

Make it a mandatory policy in your office to have every office printer on power save mode when it sits idle for 20 minutes.

And to ensure your office remains efficient , use Ricoh's Quick Start-up (QSU) Technology, for a quick recovery from energy-saving mode, allowing users to output and pick up prints whenever they need to.

Reduce landfill

Toner consumable products recycling

Ricoh provide a free toner cartridge recycling scheme for our customers. You can also place consumables from any manufacturer's photocopier, printer or facsimile machine for free collection.

Machine recycling

Once a Ricoh machine has reached the end of its usable life we recycle up to 87 % of the component parts.

Rationalise your office automation

There is no longer a need to buy and run individual printers, photocopiers, scanners and faxes – a multifunctional device can do it all for you. By consolidating your office equipment with an MF D you'll reduce electricity, toner, waste materials and, ultimately reduce your bottom line costs.

Ricoh can help you through the consolidation process. It's simple. With no obligation we'll undertake a comprehensive print analysis of all the devices in your printing fleet, including copiers, printers, multifunctional devices, faxes, and inkjets.  You'll then be able to see where your money is going, and can identify solutions towards cutting your office automation budget while reducing your carbon footprint.

Ricoh New Zealand's Sustainability Advisor, Margie Barriball

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