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for storage space. Printing the same documents on demand at point of use means that you only print what you need, when you need it. One Lexmark customer, a leading electrical retailer, is saving a considerable amount of money by printing point of sale material, such as price tags, posters and banners, in each outlet. Previously this material was output centrally and shipped to individual stores, which was slow, expensive and wasteful as each store received the same number of prints regardless of its size. Material quickly became out of date and as much as 50% ended up being thrown away.

Managed print

Paper reduction is just one aspect of Lexmark’s Print Less, Save More strategy. It also encompasses device consolidation to reduce the number of printers within an organisation; the implementation of electronic workflows to drive paper out of business processes; and remote device management to maximise machine uptime and simplify the supply of consumables.

Businesses can choose to implement some or all of these elements themselves or as part of a managed print service, under which a Lexmark channel partner takes on responsibility for the day-to-day management of a customer’s printer fleet for a fixed cost per page that includes hardware, consumables, servicing and support. One of the benefits of choosing an MPS is Lexmark’s commitment to deliver savings throughout the term of the contract and to continue to reduce the cost and environmental impact of a customer’s printing through the implementation of more efficient printing practices and solutions. To find out more about how Lexmark can help your office printing evolve so that it is fit to meet the challenges of the future, please visit

www.printless.co.uk or call

08704 44 00 44.

Printer footprints

Life cycle assessments for Lexmark printers reveal the true impact of printers and printing.

As part of its commitment to environmental responsibility, Lexmark recently commissioned Bio Intelligence Services to conduct a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its products. The results highlight the significance of paper to a printer’s overall carbon footprint and the value of implementing paper reduction measures to reduce it.

Paper’s contribution was greatest on high volume business machines. On the Lexmark X646dte MFP, for example, Bio Intelligence Services found that paper use accounted for 80% of its global warming impact, compared to 8% for energy use, 6% for cartridge consumption, 7% for manufacturing and 0.4% for distribution. Disposal/ recycling at end of life reduced the printer’s carbon impact by 1.4%. This calculation is based on a worst case scenario, i.e. a print volume of 8,000 pages per month for 60 months (5 years), high yield cartridges (21,000 pages), one page per sheet

Top Tips for greener printing

1. Avoid printing emails and drafts.

2. Scan and distribute documents electronically instead of as paper copies.

3. Use print preview to avoid printing mistakes.

4. Print only the page you need, not the whole document.

5. Use 2-sided and multi-up printing. 6. Use certified paper and recycle it (FSC or PEFC certification and the EU Flower

eco-label). This helps preserve natural resources.

7. Use workgroup printers rather than individual desktop printers to save energy.

and a toner density at the darkest setting. Nonetheless, it does provide a compelling case for implementing basic paper-saving practices, such as two-sided printing.

Inevitably paper contributes less and manufacturing more to the carbon footprint of a consumer device with lower print volumes, but its impact is still substantial. According to Bio Intelligence Services, manufacturing accounts for 34% of the carbon impact of a Lexmark X7675 Professional inkjet MFP, compared to 68% from the usage phase (paper impact 47%, cartridge impact 11%, energy impact 10%) and 4% from distribution. Recycling at end of life decreases the potential for global warming by 6%.

This calculation is based on an assumed pri volume of 228 pages per month for 36 months (3 years), one page per sh and the use of Lexmark h yield cartridges.

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Printing the LexmarkWay

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8. Share personal printers viaWi-Fi or Ethernet. Sharing printers requires less equipment, uses less power and reduces waste and recycling at the end of life.

9. Print in draft mode. It uses less ink or toner and reduces the number of cartridges to be recycled.

10. Use genuine Lexmark high yield cartridges to reduce transport and waste.

11. Set up collection and sorting of used paper and cartridges.

12. Send used cartridges to Lexmark for recycling and environmentally responsible reuse.

13. Consumers should return unwanted printers to their nearest Lexmark dealer or municipal waste collection site. Business customers should return them to an authorised Lexmark collection site for legally compliant recycling.

14. Activate the laser printer’s energy saver mode to reduce energy consumption.

15. Turn off personal printers when they are not in use to save energy.