Office Supplies

The use of eco-friendly office supplies within UK businesses presents a mixed picture, an environmental website has suggested. An article on ClimateChangeCorp.com explores the various attitudes towards green office equipment, office furniture and office supplies in the British workplace. A study by Kyocera, a Japanese company which manufactures printers, found that 41 per cent of […]

Samsung has unveiled a new strategy for its office equipment, which attempts to give workers the same product standards as consumers receive. The Korean office machines manufacturer said that in the future, users will receive the same experience, regardless of whether they are using devices at home, in the office or in a mobile capacity. […]

New, greener printers are set to be installed in the officers of a London law firm, after the company decided to boost its green credentials, it has emerged. Norton Rose has asked office machines manufacturer Canon to install the new office equipment, worth £300,000, in its More London Riverside premises, the Lawyer reports. The organisation […]

UK businesses have been advised that new environmental legislation is coming into effect on October 30th which will require certain office supplies to be separated for recycling. The New European laws will specify that business waste must be pre-treated to minimise how much waste – including office products – are sent to landfills, according to […]

Offices which attempt to cut down on the use of Paper-based office supplies are on the increase, it has been suggested. Some workplaces may use a variety of office machines to help reduce their reliance on Paper, law.com reports. Randy Kessler, who co-presents law office technology seminars, told the website that utilising hi-tech office equipment […]

Office supplies can be used to help businesses go green and save the environment, it has been claimed. Jim Veneables, managing director of officebroker.com, is the latest expert to jump on the environmental bandwagon, suggesting various ways in which office equipment can be used for good of the planet. "When it comes to going green […]

Businesses across the UK are being encouraged to turn off their office equipment over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Energy company npower is leading the call for the switching off of office machines over the three-day weekend, in order to help reduce CO2 emissions, the Worcester News reports. According to the Carbon Trust, firms waste […]

Samsung, a manufacturer of office equipment, is set to showcase what it claims is the world’s slimmest monochrome laser printer. The ML-1630 will be shown at Gitex 2007, along with another one of the company’s office machines, the SCX-4500. Both printers are much slimmer than the average, with the SCX-4500 clocking in at two-thirds the […]

The Swiss government has been told by environmental groups that it is not using enough recycled office supplies, it has emerged. According to the Swissinfo website, the Swiss association for the promotion of ecological Paper and ecology in the workplace (FUPS) and a separate Greenpeace initiative have both alleged that the government is using fewer […]

Businesses have been requesting office supplies which are more ecologically friendly, as awareness has grown over the topic, it has been suggested. John Graham, a spokesperson for Flash Drive Direct, believes that such changing attitudes have prompted consumers to seek out energy-efficient office products. "Companies are demanding more environmental awareness in their corporate culture. When […]