Xerox ColorQube 8900 Evaluator Manual page 9

Section 1: Evaluating Color Multifunction Printers
Environmental Impact (continued)
Sustainability is not just a nice-to-do at Xerox.
We view it as a way of doing business, not as a
cost of doing business. In fact, Xerox focused on
environmental performance and sustainability
long before it was popular to do so.
Consider:
• In the 1980s Xerox was the first company to
introduce energy-saving power-down features
on its equipment, and the first to make
two-sided printing a standard on its systems,
significantly reducing paper use.
• In the 1990s, Xerox pioneered office
equipment remanufacturing and helped
shape the EPA's ENERGY STAR
imaging equipment.
• In 1997, Xerox was an early adopter of
ISO 14001, an international standard for
environmental management. An early
adopter of the new standard, Xerox certified
all its major manufacturing sites within a year
of the standard's development.
Xerox continues to use innovation and
leadership to drive environmental performance
through its value chain:
• Since 1991, more than 2 billion pounds
of waste have been diverted from landfills
through our Product Take-Back and Recycling
Program.
• In 2003, Xerox joined the US EPA Climate
leaders program and pledged to cut
greenhouse gas emissions from worldwide
operations by 10 percent from 2002 to
2012. Xerox reached that goal six years early,
achieving an 18 percent reduction from the
2002 baseline by the end of 2006.
program for
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• Xerox offers environmentally responsible
choices for paper and media such as recycled
media with up to 100% post-consumer
recycled content and paper that adheres
to internationally recognized standards for
sustainable forestry management.
Learn more at
xerox.com/environment
Xerox ColorQube 8900 Multifunction Printer Evaluator Guide 9
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Solid Ink waste vs. laser waste
Cartridge-free Solid Ink is a true
consumable; no empty toner
cartridges to dispose or recycle.
The ColorQube 8900 produces
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90 percent less waste during use
than a comparable laser device.
Solid Ink Laser
19 lbs. 223 lbs.
Total waste produced from printing
4,000 pages per month for 4 years.