Photocopiers: Leading the way for energy efficiency in the office
To decrease the growing problem of electrical and electronic waste, the WEEE directive was established and passed into law in Europe on 13 February 2003. WEEE stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. With this new directive it would be the responsibility of any equipment producer to recycle or treat their equipment, or simply take it back.
Photocopiers are a major part of the WEEE directive, and waste reduction and energy saving in the workplace has been helped by the introduction of environmentally friendly photocopiers in these workplaces. These new machines play a big role in helping with the Global Warming issues facing us today. Under the WEEE directive these photocopiers can no longer be discarded to a local landfill.
Photocopiers are the most commonly found piece of office equipment, and play a major role in increasing energy efficiency in the workplace. The consequent greenhouse gas emissions are only part of the concern, as a photocopier also must deal with the issue of paper usage along with energy consumption. Since the copier was using energy even when not in use, this was an issue that also needed to be addressed.
By the use of powering down the photocopier with an "energy saving" mode in the new energy efficient models, the energy needed to support the machine can be reduced my more than 60 percent. A thin fixing film instead of a quick heating roller and a ceramic heating element rather than a halogen heater are part of the new environmentally friendly photocopier's "on demand" fusing system. This will make it more energy efficient as well as provide lower heat requirements. While an older photocopier could take over a minute to have enough energy to be able to function, these new models go from sleep mode to fully operational in under ten seconds.
With the increased availability of double sided copying and printing working hand in hand with the new developments in technology the photocopier will lead the way for energy efficient office equipment. The future of energy efficiency in the workplace has become a lot brighter, and these new photocopiers have become an important part of that future.
Photocopiers are a major part of the WEEE directive, and waste reduction and energy saving in the workplace has been helped by the introduction of environmentally friendly photocopiers in these workplaces. These new machines play a big role in helping with the Global Warming issues facing us today. Under the WEEE directive these photocopiers can no longer be discarded to a local landfill.
Photocopiers are the most commonly found piece of office equipment, and play a major role in increasing energy efficiency in the workplace. The consequent greenhouse gas emissions are only part of the concern, as a photocopier also must deal with the issue of paper usage along with energy consumption. Since the copier was using energy even when not in use, this was an issue that also needed to be addressed.
By the use of powering down the photocopier with an "energy saving" mode in the new energy efficient models, the energy needed to support the machine can be reduced my more than 60 percent. A thin fixing film instead of a quick heating roller and a ceramic heating element rather than a halogen heater are part of the new environmentally friendly photocopier's "on demand" fusing system. This will make it more energy efficient as well as provide lower heat requirements. While an older photocopier could take over a minute to have enough energy to be able to function, these new models go from sleep mode to fully operational in under ten seconds.
With the increased availability of double sided copying and printing working hand in hand with the new developments in technology the photocopier will lead the way for energy efficient office equipment. The future of energy efficiency in the workplace has become a lot brighter, and these new photocopiers have become an important part of that future.
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Photocopiers are our future and we have to do all it takes to make them environmental acceptable. Environmental protection starts with photocopiers but finishes with a man who copies.
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