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Innovation and sustainable development of environmental protection measures have become a new goal of HP. HP's product innovation program develops print consumable products that combine superior quality, high reliability and extraordinary performance while reducing the negative impact on the environment. In fact, for more than a decade, HP has taken the lead in adopting a responsible attitude toward environmental protection.

DFE (Environmental Design): manufacturing uses a recycling and reuse (product life cycle), HP has been taking the lead in the industry's product design, throughout the product cycle - through production, sales and consumer use to the final return and recycling The whole process - highlighting the characteristics of its environmental protection. HP print cartridge manufacturing equipment is ISO 9000 and IS014001 accredited. The true HP printing consumables are an integral part of the overall design of HP Print series products. They not only excel in performance and print quality, but also provide complete peace of mind in environmental protection.

Designed for Environmental Protection (abbreviated as DFE Plan)

HP's DFE program is implemented by setting up a network of product supervisors. Together with the product design team and manufacturing engineers, they work together to develop and optimize their environmental protection features in product design and make recommendations on this. In practice, the DFE program includes environmental protection design for replacing raw materials and changing production processes, reducing packaging materials, improving material consumption during consumer use, and recovering products and recovering materials. The DFE program was developed based on evolving consumer requirements, in line with relevant administrative regulations and HP's commitment to environmental protection.

HP is committed to reducing the use of hazardous materials when designing lasers, inkjets and consumables:

Ensure that printing consumable manufacturing processes and packaging do not use substances that may cause ozone depletion;

All print consumables are required: HP paper, print media, and packaging do not contain asbestos or heavy metals;

HP's transparent products do not use PVC;

HP is committed to protecting resources;

The HP laser black-and-white printer's toner cartridge safety instructions are printed on the toner cartridge's outer packaging, and it is no longer only equipped with installation instructions, saving nearly 350 tons of paper annually;

Inkjet printer cartridges sold in the North American and South American markets use 1`00% recyclables, including at least 35% of consumer recyclable boxes;

At least 30% of the HP laser print cartridges are packaged with substances that are recyclable to consumers, while ensuring the necessary strength of the packages;

Ensure that all office paper, greeting cards, glossy papers, and photo papers in consumable products do not contain unmined wood fibers from the primeval forest;

It is stipulated that HP recyclable office paper must use 30% of the paper fiber material recovered by consumers after use;

All HP transparent products are required to contain 45% recycled material, which includes both consumer and consumer recycled materials.

Recycling has always been a priority goal throughout the entire HP supplies design process:

Parts that weigh more than 25 grams must carry the ISO international certification mark to ensure that the material is more easily identifiable during the recycling phase;

Since 1992, the number of components used in monochrome laser printer toner cartridges has been reduced by an average of 32%;

Plastic synthetic resin components have been reduced by an average of 55%, making them easier to recycle;

Large standard HP inkjet print cartridges no longer use adhesives, resulting in a 25% increase in recoveries;

In areas where recycling services are provided, all uncoated office papers, greeting cards and glossy papers can be recycled together with ordinary office papers;

In areas that provide paper shells, newspapers, and plastic recycling services, packaging is also designed to be fully recycled;

HP Print Consumables Recycling Solution

HP launched Planet Partners, a Planet Partners project more than a decade ago, recycling HP printing consumables. It is a leading global solution and represents a commitment to environmental protection. This program is currently in more than 30 countries around the world. A list of all countries involved in HP recycling projects can be found.

The program has achieved outstanding results. Since the implementation of the plan until December 2003, HP has recycled more than 80 million kilograms of HP lasers and ink-jet printing consumables worldwide, and has recycled over 70 million worldwide. The HP LaserJet toner cartridges, as well as the recycling of more than 60 million HP inkjet print cartridges worldwide. HP has laser and ink-jet printing supplies recycling facilities in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany and the United States.

HP ensures that recycled HP printing supplies are advanced and environmentally friendly. All recycled HP supplies go through multiple recycling procedures. HP printing supplies are classified and divided into raw materials for the production of new metal and plastic products. To date, HP's printing supplies have been recycled to produce a wide variety of plastics and metals, including HP scanners and printer components, automotive parts, microchip processing trays, trays, and reels.

In 2003, all the laser printer cartridges recovered through the HP Planet Partnership program were turned into waste, and none of them were abandoned as garbage. HP has achieved global recycling of laser-printed cartridge materials for total reuse, saving energy at 100%. In terms of inkjet print cartridges, HP recycles 90% of the world's recycled energy. The remaining substances are also treated in a responsible way of environmental protection.

Draw a full stop

HP is working hard to "finish" its recycling process and strive to use recycled plastics in its own material supply streams. In a current experimental program, HP successfully used recycled PET (polyvinyl ester) synthetic resin, 25% recycled inkjet print cartridge plastic, and 75% recycled plastic bottles to create a scan. Instrument parts. HP will also use this approach for other products, while ensuring product quality performance and quality standards, and to meet consumer expectations. This way of inventing and innovating is conducive to opening up new markets and uses for recycled plastic materials, and further reducing HP's impact on the environment.
(Zhang Li)

Source: China Packaging News