Our Green Initiatives
"We believe in quality above all else - quality of our product, our service and our support. Perhaps most importantly, we believe in achieving
and maintaining these high levels while still reducing the footprint we leave behind."
Our Operations Manager receiving the Medium Business Category Environment and Business Acheivement Award for 2013 from the Surrey Board of Trade.
Emterra Waste Management recycles 100% of our paper, plastic and cardboard waste
Toner Cartridge packaging |
- The cardboard boxes are recycled
- The foil bag or oem plastic bag are recycled
- The cushion bubble and or cardboard inserts are recycled
- Instruction inserts, test prints and other cartridge packaging is recycled
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From general office duties |
- All paper is recycled
- All cardboard is recycled
- Plastic dividers are recycled
- Office supplies packaging is recycled
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Each printer we sell is removed from packaging and gets a Pre Delivery Inspection |
- Cardboard boxes and inserts are reused or recycled
- The plastic bag the printer is wrapped in is recycled
- Plastic shipping locks are recycled
- Paper generated during test printing is recycled
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Service department |
- Cardboard parts boxes are recycled or reused
- Paper generated from test printing is recycled
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Manufacturing plant |
- Cardboard boxes are reused or recycled
- Plastic supplies bags are reused or recycled
- Plastic supplies dividers are recycled
- Plastic cartridge shipping locks are recycled
- Empty plastic toner bottles and caps are recycled
- All DC batteries are recycled
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- This is approximately 22.5 tonnes or 45,000 pounds of cardboard, paper and plastic waste ... the equivalent weight of more than 3 Learjets or 1,500,000 paper coffee cups per year!
X 3 or
X 1,500,000!
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West Coast Metal Recycling purchases and recycles our aluminum waste. We give it right back our the community!
Toner cartridge drums |
- We generate thousands of used aluminum magnetic roller sleeves and toner cartridge drums with a photo conductive coating. Each quarter, we deliver
these used drums and sell the aluminum to West Coast Recycing.
- All proceeds are donated each quarter to the Surrey Food Bank via our SONI initiative.
- This is approximately 2.5 tonnes or 5000 pounds of aluminum ... the equivalent weight of nearly 10 twelve foot aluminum boats or 180,000 aluminum pop cans per year!
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X 10 or
X 180,000!
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Ecycle Solutions recycles all of our old toner cartridges and worn parts
Old Used Toner Cartridges |
- We must dispose of thousands of old, used toner cartridges each year. Ecycle recycling collects these cartridges and parts, recycling
recycles the various plastics, rubbers, metals and electronic chips
- This is approximately nearly 9 tonnes or 18,000 lbs of old toner cartridges ... the equivalent weight of nearly 12 smart cars or 10,000 computer keyboards per year!
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X 12 or
X 10,000!
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Encorp Return-It recycles our old printers, accessories and electronics
Old Unrepairable Printers and Accessories |
- Each year we aquire hundreds of old printers that are beyond repair. Through Encorps Return-IT Large Volume Recycling program
we are able to save tonnes of electronic waste from the landfills
- This is approximately 11 tonnes or 22,000 pounds of electronics and parts ... the equivalent weight of an 84 passenger school bus or nearly 88,000 smart phones each year!
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or
X 88,000!
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