Recycling of Paper / Packaging

Epson has introduced a program at its head office in North Ryde whereby all paper waste, cardboard waste, bottles, cans and plastic shrink-wrap is recycled. In 2010-11 (Japanese fin. year), we were able to divert or re-use over 24 Tonnes of paper, paper products and other recyclable wastes from landfill.

There is an option for customers to return their packaging from new printers to Epson which we will ensure does not end up in landfill.

Australian Packaging Covenant

Epson Australia became a signatory to the original National Packaging Covenant in 2004, and saw this as a natural extension of its environmental endeavours.

With the revised Australian Packaging Covenant introduced in July 2010, Epson Australia has put together an action plan that goes a long way towards assisting the Covenant achieve its goals and objectives.

Although we are a brand owner and all our product is fully imported and the packaging is based on global requirements, our parent company is already working towards following the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines, with more and more of our packaging being made from recycled and/or recyclable materials.

The Australian Packaging Covenant is designed to minimise the environmental impacts arising from the disposal of used packaging, conserve resources through better design and production processes and facilitate the re-use and recycling of used packaging materials. By adopting the principles of the packaging Covenant, Epson is ensuring there is less waste to landfill from its operations, leading to a cleaner environment.

Our action plan and its implementation is based around what we believe we can achieve in the area of packaging, and this is incorporated into our environmental goals going forward to 2015.

As we know that the attainment of these objectives and goals is a shared responsibility, we will be engaging with stakeholders to assist in achieving this action plan.

View the Australian Packaging Covenant Action Plan, which Epson has incorporated into its environmental activities.

For more information visit the Australian Packaging Covenant website.

Recycling of Hardware

Byteback is a free computer takeback program to help people dispose of unwanted computer equipment responsibly and is currently running in several local council areas in Victoria. Epson Australia is one of the founding partners in this venture.

Byteback is an Australian first as government and industry are sharing responsibility for disposing of computer waste safely. Sustainability Victoria is running Byteback in partnership with the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and founding partner Epson.

For more information please visit the Byteback website.

Epson is also more than happy to take back customers obsolete products and ensure these do not go to landfill, but are recycled via one of our recycling partners.

In partnership with recycling organisations, Epson Australia recycles all non-working and broken products and spare parts. Wherever possible, any obsolete product is also donated to charitable organisations.

Projector Lamp Recycling

As part of its environmental leadership, Epson Australia has become the first IT Vendor to offer a lamp recycling facility for old/broken projector lamps.

Consumers can return their old projector lamps - and not just Epson, but any brand - to one of 15 Epson authorised service agents throughout Australia.

The lamps are sent to a recycling site where they are crushed and separated - environmentally sensitive chemicals are removed and other components are melted down for reuse. Around 97% of the material in an average projector lamp can be recycled.