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Results for Fiscal 2000 |
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Dust emissions : 0.060 mg/m3 |
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Ozone emissions per imaging device : 0.013 mg/m3 |
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Noise emitted while in standby mode : 45.9 dB (A) |
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Noise emitted during operation : 68.2 dB (A) |
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To reduce the environmental impact of chemical substances contained in products, the Ricoh Group made efforts to reduce the lead, vinyl chloride, and hexavalent chromium contents of its products by at least 50% from the fiscal 1997 level. In June 2001, the Group will introduce products that contain smaller amounts of these substances.
The costs of properly handling the above-mentioned substances are predicted to increase. The Ricoh Group calculates that in five years the overall cost for the substances, including collection and recycling costs, will be at its highest. While promoting cost efficiency based on this calculation, the Group intends to further reduce the use of such substances. As for the small quantities of ozone and dust that are emitted during the operation of products and the noise pollution that is created, the Ricoh Group has set targets for their reduction and is striving to attain them. We have already made far more improvements than expected for ozone emissions, and will be able to achieve the targets also for dust and noise.
The Ricoh Group established limits for noise pollution in 1992 and for the amount of substances emitted from products in 1993. Since then, the Group has regularly lowered the limits and improved its technologies to comply with the standards. The Ricoh Group will continue to conduct environmental activities in consideration of customer needs as part of its efforts to improve customer satisfaction. |
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Calculations are based on the weighted number of copiers, facsimiles, and printers sold and use a copying productivity of 50 sheets per minute for all machines.
The figures above have been changed pursuant to the calculation method provided by the Japan Business Machine Makers Association (JBMS) in 1999. Therefore, the figures differ slightly from those in the 2000 report.
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