Continuing its commitment to maintain a more sustainable planet, Toshiba America Business Solutions recycled more than 229 metric tonnes of e-waste – stemming from used toner products – in 2018.
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Toshiba recycles record-setting amount of e-waste in 2018
The total marks the highest amount of e-waste the company has recycled in a calendar year.
Since partnering with internationally-recognised recycler Close the Loop in 2008, Toshiba has prevented more than 1,229 metric tonnes of e-waste from going directly to landfills for disposal.
Through Toshiba’s ecoSmart Toner Recycling programme, the company’s spent imaging products are transformed into reusable material via a zero-thermal recovery process. These components are often incorporated within future products, thereby contributing to the circular economy.
For example, powder recovered from recycled toner cartridges is a primary element in an asphalt product to resurface roads, and plastic from spent toner consumables is also used to create pens and rulers.
Toshiba America Business Solutions President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Maccabe said: “Fostering and maintaining a sustainable environment in the communities where we live and work is a signature mandate of Toshiba, as well as a primary directive for many of our partner and client organisations. While our leadership and workforce are pleased with the success of our recycling programme, we strive to continue our commitment and improvement to this vitally important initiative.”
Toshiba’s toner recycling program is a primary reason the company's award-winning e-STUDIO™ multifunction printers are listed on the EPEAT (Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool) registry, the definitive global rating system for greener electronics.