The OEM has received silver ratings for 35 printers under EPEAT in India.
Ricoh reported the silver ratings for 35 of its printers and MFPs sold in India, adding that it is the “first company to market MFPs and printers in the EPEAT imaging equipment category in India”, which came into force in July last year. This achievement, Ricoh noted, reflects its “awareness of the growing environmental movement in India”.
The OEM also went on to comment that EPEAT is “regarded as one of the indispensable evaluations not only in satisfying the requirements for the supply to companies in India”, but also to “offer environmentally satisfactory products on the global market”. This follows the apparent abandonment of EPEAT legislation in the United States, as The Recycler reported in April this year.
The legislation was left out of a Presidential Executive Order, and the Electronics Takeback Coalition responded in May to the move. Ricoh noted that the system measures products against “required and optional criteria”, with products needing to meet 33 required and 26 optional criteria to qualify for bronze, silver or gold ratings. The OEM has been part of EPEAT since 2013, and sells 357 registered models in the US market.
Ricoh also commented that the EPEAT focus it has taken is part of “emphasising sustainable environmental management in striving to achieve its medium and long-term environmental impact reduction goals for 2020 and 2050”. It is “making special efforts in the field of energy conservation, prevention of global warming, resource conservation and recycling, and pollution prevention”, and has developed environmentally friendly products while promoting energy conservation, production of smaller and lighter products, resource circulation, and a reduction/elimination of environmentally sensitive substances”.