With the deepening of ESG concepts, the printer industry is accelerating its transformation towards low carbonization, and technological innovation covers the entire chain of materials, processes, and recycling.

1. Energy saving design: from hardware optimization to intelligent control

Low power standby: The HP Smart Tank series uses an ARM Cortex-M4 processor to reduce standby power consumption to 0.2W.

Dynamic frequency modulation: The HL-L8360CDW printer automatically adjusts the frequency of the main control chip according to the printing load, reducing power consumption by 70% when unloaded.

Solar powered: Epson launches a photovoltaic printing solution that supplies power to small printers through monocrystalline silicon solar panels, with a daily power generation that meets the printing needs of 20 pages.

2. Application of environmentally friendly materials

Soy ink: Ricoh IM C6000 series uses plant-based ink, which reduces VOC emissions by 90% compared to petroleum based ink.

Degradable shell: The Lenovo M7206W printer shell uses 30% corn starch based PLA material, which naturally decomposes within 180 days after disposal.

Mercury free fixing: Canon iR-ADV DX C7780i is equipped with mercury free halogen lamps to avoid the risk of heavy metal pollution.

3. Circular economy model

Ink cartridge recycling plan: HP's global recycling network processes 180 million empty ink cartridges annually, reducing the carbon footprint of recycled ink cartridges by 65%.

Printer Remanufacturing: Xerox can save 85% of raw materials by remanufacturing each device and has obtained ISO 14064 carbon footprint certification.

Closed loop production system: Epson Japan factory achieves 100% reuse of ink production wastewater, saving 120000 tons of water annually.

4. Carbon neutrality certification system

TCO Certified Standard: Require printers to have a carbon emissions of less than 150kg CO ₂ e throughout their entire lifecycle, and mandate disclosure of supply chain energy consumption data.

Energy Star v8.0: New strict indicators such as standby power consumption ≤ 1W and sleep power consumption ≤ 0.5W have been added to promote energy efficiency upgrades in the industry.

EPEAT Gold Certification: covering 36 environmental performance indicators such as material toxicity, recyclability, and packaging reduction.