Environmental Product Design for Printing and Imaging Systems
HP designs products to minimize their impact on the environment by reducing or eliminating hazardous materials, using fewer resources, reducing energy consumption and designing for recyclability. This section describes the actions taken for each product family.
LaserJet printers
Environmental certification
Most LaserJet models are ENERGY STAR® qualified
Many LaserJet models are Blue Angel qualified
Reduction of hazardous materials
Plastics in the case parts have no halogenated flame retardants
No use of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) except for cables
No use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) also known as polybrominated biphenyl oxides (PBDOs)
No use of ozone depleting substances in product manufacturing
Resource conservation
Manuals are printed on elementary chlorine free (EFC) bleached virgin or recycled paper or put on CD-ROM to minimize paper use
Econo-Mode option on LaserJet printers can be used for draft quality printing and saves toner. A user can gain up to 30% more pages printed per toner cartridge by using Econo-Mode.
Duplex option allows printing on both sides of the paper which can save paper
N-up printing capability (multiple pages printed on 1 page) can reduce paper use
HP printers are suited for the use of recycled paper qualified according to EN 12281:2002
Power consumption
Most LaserJet models are ENERGY STAR® qualified
Instant -On Fusing reduces preheating times which saves energy
Sleep mode is an automatic feature found on some models that allows an unused printer to consume less energy
New low-melt toner reduces the amount of energy used to print
Printer emissions
A design objective for LaserJet printer systems operating under expected high-use conditions is to ensure volatile organic compound, ozone and particle airborne emissions are well within generally-accepted indoor air quality guidelines and significantly below occupational exposure limits.
Design for recycling
Marking plastic parts weighing more than 25 grams according to ISO 11469 international standards for easier sorting
Eliminating glues and adhesives from product construction where feasible
Using common fasteners
Including snap-in features
Inkjet printers
Environmental certification
Most inkjet models are ENERGY STAR® qualified
Several Inkjet models are Blue Angel qualified
Reduction of hazardous materials
Plastics greater than 25 grams have no halogenated flame retardants
No use of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) except for cables
No use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) also known as polybrominated biphenyl oxides (PBDOs)
No use of ozone depleting substances in product manufacturing
Resource conservation
Automatic or manual duplex capability (printing on both sides of a page) reduces paper usage and the resulting demands on natural resources.
HP printers are suited for the use of recycled paper qualified according to EN 12281:2002
Manuals are printed on elementary chlorine free (EFC) bleached virgin or recycled paper or put on CD-ROM to minimize paper use
Econo-mode option on inkjet printers can be used for draft quality printing and saves ink.
Power consumption
Most inkjet models are ENERGY STAR® qualified
HP has the only Blue Angel certified inkjet printers in the world. Blue Angel certified inkjet printers must consume less than 2W in off mode.
Printer emissions
Inkjet printers are designed to have ozone and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) emissions significantly below limits prescribed in standards for indoor air quality.
Design for recycling
Marking plastic parts weighing more than 25 grams according to ISO 11469 international standards for easier sorting
Eliminating glues and adhesives from product construction where feasible
Using common fasteners
Including snap-in features
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