Helping the environment in the best way
possible means reducing environmental effects at all
stages of a product lifecycle, from procurement, manufacturing,
sales and logistics, to usage, recycling and disposal.
Through
the design and manufacturing process, Ricoh ensure
that the hardware is designed with future recycling in
mind,
they use fewer screws and standardised
plastics. Ricoh is also carbon neutral and has implemented Environmental Management
Systems in its manufacturing plants which have a zero waste status.