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Active participation in protecting the environment has always been at the top of Olivetti’s list of priorities, as reflected in its corporate mission. Decades of indiscriminate dilapidation of raw materials and energy in order to cater to the ever more pressing needs of a constantly expanding economic system, have seriously undermined the delicate equilibrium of world eco-systems. To protect the environment and, ultimately, the planet, a compromise must be established between technological development and effects on the environment. Olivetti has endorsed this concept, contributing with a balance between technological innovation and protection of the environment, as confirmed by its ink-jet printhead production facility which has been awarded ISO14001 certification, the international standard for the management of the environment.

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WEEE and RoHS Directives

The EC Directive 2002/96/EC, also known as WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is intended to prevent and restrict the flow of waste equipment to be disposed of, by applying equipment and component re-use and recycling policies. The Directive applies the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (Whoever Pollutes: Pays). One way in which Olivetti makes this easier for everyone is by encouraging its network of dealers to use empty up-turned machine boxes, as collection points for all WEEE. Olivetti then arranges for full boxes to be collected; the box, and its contents, are then recycled at a designated processing unit, on behalf of the dealers and their customers.

Waste Reduction and Re-usable Materials

Olivetti goes a long way to ensuring their products conform to the stringent

mental directives in place. In ar the long-life drums and elopers, in their copiers and printers, are highly reliable and productive and this reduces service intervals, maintenance osts and user downtime. All ti products are manufactured SO14001 and adhere to global ds of responsible packaging s recycled and recyclable.

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Print quality is greatly enhanced with a highly durable print finish to ensure long-lasting, better quality professional-looking documents.

Low Temperature Fixing

By making the particles smaller and uniform in shape, toner fixing can be achieved at a much lower temperature, preventing paper curling or jamming during the finishing process.

Power Consumption

Olivetti Products are all Energy Star, and, in the case of the colour range, Blue Angel compliant which means they have been specifically designed to reduce the amount of energy office machines use.With the help of lower fixing temperatures this is achieved every time the machines make copies or prints. Each machine features a power-saving automatic “sleep mode” which, over a year, can reduce the amount of electricity used by our models by 60% over previous years. For instance the 62ppm and 82ppm Olivetti d-Copia 6200 and d-Copia 8200 absorb only 10 watts of energy when in sleep mode.

For more info on Olivetti’s full range of business products go to www.olivetti.co.uk

The current condition of the planet has focused

attention on pressing environmental issues, encouraging all social partners (public authorities, associations, companies) to commit themselves to active protection and safe-guarding of the environment.

Polymerised toner

ink-jet printhead production facility awarded ISO14001 certification