Products:Resource Conservation / Recycling
–Recycled Copier–

In 2009, Ricoh released its first recycled full-color copier with high picture quality. This launch was made possible by the company’s tireless efforts since the 1990s to develop a rigorous quality control system across the entire process—from collection of end-of-life models to recycling. Since the introduction of our first recycled copier in 1997, Ricoh has continuously expanded the lineup of recycled models. With the addition of full-color models, Ricoh’s recycled copiers are now capable of meeting a variety of customer needs with a wide selection of monochrome and color models, all of which are marked by high quality and high environmental performance.

imagio MP C4000RC

In May 2012, Ricoh released the imagio MP C4000RC/C2800RC series of recycled digital full-color copiers. The average rate of used parts in the production of the series stands at 80% in weight, and we have reduced CO₂ emissions during manufacturing by roughly 82%^*1 from the original model (produced as new units). The CO₂ emissions reduction over the total lifecycle of imagio MP C4000RC and imagio MPC2800RC is estimated to be roughly 17% and 22%^*2, respectively.

• *182% represents the reduction rate for imagio MP C4000RC. The rate for imagio MPC2800RC stands at roughly 83%.
• *2The environmental impact was calculated per year over a five year lifecycle (original model); the lifecycle was 10 years for the recycled model (five years each for the original and recycled models)