The OEM was given a Gold award for its toner cartridge recycling programme at the International Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice 2015.
The awards evening at the Palace of Westminster in London was part of an annual campaign to reward and promote good environmental practice around the world.
The OEM celebrated the 25th anniversary of its toner cartridge recycling programme this year, which currently operates in 24 countries, 18 of which are in Europe. The Green Book Work of Reference 2015, published by The Green Organisation, will feature information about Canon’s recycling programme.
Yuichi Kondo, Laser Consumables Product Manager for Canon Europe, said: “We are thrilled to be recognised for the contribution our customers have made towards improving the resource efficiency and carbon footprint of our laser toner cartridge manufacturing process through our recycling programme.
“In 1990, we became the first company in the world to establish a global recycling programme for toner cartridges and since its launch, we’ve collected and recycled more than 344,000 tonnes of cartridges globally, saving over 502,000 tonnes of CO2.”