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In The News - HP Printers and HP Ink Cartridges
HP’s Redesigned Ink, Toner Packaging to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 37 Million Pounds in 2007
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 8, 2007
HP today announced that its redesigned print cartridge packaging for North America will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 37 million pounds in 2007 – the equivalent of taking 3,600 cars off the road for one year. The emissions savings are the result of smaller, lighter packages that both reduce the total carbon footprint of each cartridge and the truck and freighter transportation traffic required to ship them. Newer packaging also contains more recyclable and recycled content.
“What I see here is smart design,” said Greg Norris, Ph.D., environmental life cycle assessment instructor at Harvard University and creator of the Earthster project (www.earthster.org), an open source software platform designed to make opportunities for sustainable production and purchasing globally accessible. “The changes all go in the right direction environmentally and all in ways that make economic sense to HP and its customers. More power to these designers.”
For retailers, the new packaging is also expected to save significant transportation and storage costs while freeing up valuable display space. “Innovation at HP goes beyond just product design,” said Pradeep Jotwani, senior vice president, Supplies, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “Developing environmentally responsible packaging is not only valued by HP, our customers and our partners – it’s also good business.”
HP estimates its redesigned print cartridge packaging will eliminate the use of nearly 15 million pounds of materials, including 3 million pounds of corrugated cardboard in 2007.(1) The packaging also will eliminate the use of more than 6.8 million pounds of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic through material reduction and substitution of recycled content plastic and paperboard.
HP inkjet cartridge multipacks, for example, are now made with recycled content paperboard instead of PVC. In fact, since 2003, HP has reduced overall package weight for inkjet cartridge multipacks by 80 percent and quadrupled the number of packages that can be carried in a single truckload.
Additionally, HP inkjet cartridge photo value packs are now packaged completely in recycled paperboard instead of PVC plastic. Also, PVC has been replaced by recycled plastic (PET – RPETG) in HP inkjet cartridge tripack packaging sold in club stores.
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HP Expands Color Printing Options for Small Businesses, Introduces World’s Fastest Inkjet All-in-ones
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 6, 2007
HP today expanded its color printing portfolio targeting small businesses, including the introduction of the world’s fastest desktop all-in-ones.
The portfolio offers industry-leading speed and affordability and includes three new high-performance HP Officejet Pro All-in-Ones, three new HP Officejet Pro single-function printers and a new low-cost HP Officejet All-in-One for improved productivity. HP additionally unveiled an easy-to-download SureSupply Software Utility for enhanced supplies manageability as well as high-capacity HP Vivera ink cartridges for extended cost savings.
“The high-performance HP Officejet Pro All-in-Ones provide small businesses with color printing comparable to laser printing with faster speeds and at a fraction of the cost,” said Karl Schwenkmeyer, vice president of marketing, Inkjet Systems, HP. “Today’s introductions are another milestone in HP’s commitment to deliver faster speeds and greater affordability while meeting the color printing needs of demanding business environments.” For the complete story, Click
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HP Recycling Rate Increased 16 Percent in 2006, Expects to Surpass Goal of 1 Billion Pounds in 2007
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2007
HP recycled more than 164 million pounds (74 million kilograms) of hardware and HP print cartridges globally in its 2006 fiscal year – an increase of 16 percent over the previous year and the equivalent weight of more than 600 jumbo jet airliners. In addition, HP collected more than 2.5 million units of hardware globally – weighing more than 50 million pounds (22.6 million kilograms) – to be refurbished for resale or donated. To date the company has recycled more than 920 million pounds (417 million kilograms) of hardware and HP print cartridges globally. This puts the company on track to surpass its goal of recycling 1 billion cumulative pounds (455 million kilograms) by the end of this year.
“Closing in on our 1 billion pound goal is yet another example of HP’s commitment to reducing impact on the environment,” said Pat Tiernan, vice president, Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility, HP. “Part of environmental responsibility at HP is to provide global recycling programs that give our customers choice, convenience and control in how to dispose of products responsibly.”
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