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Prevent and Manage Waste

Xerox's commitment is to produce waste-free products in waste-free facilities to help our customers reduce waste. Our aim is to design products, packaging and supplies that make efficient use of resources, minimise waste, reuse material where feasible (including recycled plastics), and recycle what can't be reused. In addition, for all new products placed on the EU market, in scope of Blue Angel and the EU Imaging Equipment Voluntary Agreement, select spare parts shall be made available for a minimum of 7 years, per applicability.

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You and Xerox: Enabling a Circular Economy (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Product Recycling and Disposal for UK (PDF, 75 KB)

Product Recycling and Disposal for Ireland (PDF, 90 KB)

Product Recycling and Disposal for Luxembourg (PDF, 75 KB)

Product Recycling and Disposal for India (PDF, 75 KB)

Information for Treatment Facilities (PDF, 126 KB)

Recycle used Xerox cartridges

Designing products for reuse

Xerox supplies recycling program

  • The Xerox Green World Alliance collection and reuse / recycling program in partnership with our customers results in millions of cartridges and toner containers returned for reuse or recycling each year.

  • As part of our commitment to environmentally responsible business practices, Xerox continues to make improvements to our supplies returns and recycling programs.

  • EPEAT Consumables Reporting and Disposition (PDF, 24 KB)

Xerox product takeback and recycling program

  • Xerox pioneered the practice of remanufacturing, reusing and recycling of office equipment. Our machines are designed for easy disassembly and durability, contain fewer parts, and are controlled for chemical content.

  • Xerox carefully manages suppliers that provide recycling and waste disposal services. An audit process ensures that vendor practices are safe, environmentally sound, and compliant with regulations.

  • Globally, our combined returns program (equipment resale or remanufacture in conjunction with parts and consumables reuse and recycling) prevented nearly 47,500 metric tons of waste from entering landfills in 2015. 

    • Our customers worldwide returned over 2.1 million cartridges, toner and containers and other used supply items, equating to 4,400 metric tons.

    • 11,000 metric tons of equipment/parts related waste was diverted from landfills to recycling at our U.S. Reverse Logistics Center. Globally, that volume rises to 43,000 metric tons. 

  • EPEAT Broader scope of products returns (PDF, 29 KB)

  • Product End of Life (EOL) Characterization Reports (PDF, 50 KB)

Waste-free factories

  • Since the early 1990s, Xerox has maintained an internal initiative known as the Waste-Free Factory.

  • This initiative drives the global implementation of an ISO 14001-compliant environmental management system, and helps achieve a 93% recycling rate for non-hazardous materials. Learn more about  how we manage environmental performance.

Contact us

Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability

ehs-europe@xerox.com

remanufacturing

Best value, less waste: no compromise on quality

Organisations want devices that help them to meet environmental standards and reduce costs, but do not want to compromise on quality. Engaging in the circular economy can help them to achieve all three.

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