| Based on the concept of the Comet Circle that puts "Priority on Inner Loop Recycling," the Ricoh Group is working on recycling materials with less environmental impact and high economic efficiency. Our efforts are thus focused on the following activities (in order of priority)--recovering products, reusing parts, and recycling materials. Ricoh, with recognition that the flow from collection of used products to the recycling of materials is one business unit, is making efforts to improve profitability in the recycling business on a global scale by increasing sales of recycled products such as recycled copiers and by establishing an efficient recycling system.
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Improve the quantity of reusable parts used by a factor of at least five (compared to fiscal 2003 figures in Japan). |
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Increase the quantity of recycled plastics used to 1,000 tons or more. |
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Increase the number of recycled copiers marketed by a factor of at least 10 (compared to fiscal 2003 figures in Japan). |
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| Compared to fiscal 2003, the quantity of reusable parts used increased 3.2 times and sales of recycled copiers in Japan increased 5.1 times, which indicates that we are making steady progress towards our fiscal 2007 targets. The quantity of recycled plastics used per year amounted to 1,132 tons, surpassing our target value for fiscal 2007. Through these activities, Ricoh is increasing the use of recovered resources globally and the amount is increasing steadily every year (see Graph (2)). We are also actively engaged in collecting used copiers and toner cartridges, and the number of used products collected is also increasing steadily (see Table (1)).
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We will continue to effectively use recovered resources by increasing the production and sales of recycled copiers as well as the use of recycled parts and materials, and thus provide our customers with products with less environmental impact and with higher economic efficiency. For this purpose, it is important to improve the collection rate and collection quality of used products. Through these activities, Ricoh will move forward with the utilization of recovered resources.
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Data
Learn more about the data of Resource Conservation and Recycling.
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