Epson’s Cartridge Collection and Recycling Program Spreads to Large Format Printers

Epson’s contribution to an eco-friendly environment received a boost with the program spreading its wings towards large format printers. Now, large format printer users will be able to deposit their empty ink cartridges for recycling.

All large format printers that were marketed and sold in Europe since February 2006 will be a part of this program. The decision to include these printers in the recycling program was undertaken at the Epson Exceeding in Sustainability conference earlier this year. The conference can be outlined with the following objectives:

• Creating and providing earth-friendly products
• Transforming all processes to reduce the burden on the environment
• Recovering and recycling used products
• Sharing of environmental information and contributing to regional and international preservation efforts
• Continually improving the environmental management system

Epson will arrange for free box collection across the European continent for most of Epson’s users. The company guarantees that every single cartridge collected will be recycled, and hence reducing the load on landfills. The metallic parts of cartridges will be smelted and reused for other industrial applications.