TCPglobal - news, views and issues on total cost of printing

Issue #0808/3 - Both Staples and Hewlett-Packard gain from a joint recycling programme in the US because customers thinking of changing their old printer for a new, faster, more productive model that is (perhaps) less costly to run, will be drawn into Staples stores by the promise of $50 of their new printer – as long as it is a Hewlett-Packard printer and costs more than $159.

Issue 0806/3 - According to a recent survey, only 30% of businesses are ‘satisfied’ with their current in-house printer and only a similar proportion are ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of hard copy they achieve from the printer!

Issue #0739/2 - Local governments can be key players in encouraging consumers to submit their unwanted IT items for responsible reuse or recycling. Hewlett-Packard is forging links with those local authorities to help make commonplace hardware recycling a reality.

Issue #0739/3 - Non-wood paper could be one way to go to achieve sustainability but paper certification ensures that raw materials only come from sustainable sources. Xerox achieves certification for its paper products and is utilising non-wood sources.

Issue #0735/1 - When we discard a used single-piece toner cartridge or ink cartridge, do we think about how much waste we are creating or the quantity of the earth’s resources that were consumed in the making of that cartridge or how much energy will be consumed in processing that waste (if it gets processed at all) or the amount of money and waste we could have saved if we had made a wise hardware purchase?