Office Print Sustainability and Circular Print Solutions
Ready for effortless sustainability? Upgrade print operations, reduce your carbon footprint and meet regulatory compliance, without compromising performance. Our integrated approach to print solutions combines circular design, remanufacturing and lifecycle services to help you reduce environmental impact, meet compliance requirements and support ESG goals.
Our Approach
Make Your Print More Sustainable With Our 4-Pillar Circular Print Framework.
Pillar 1
Circular Product Pathways
- Remanufactured solutions: Our hardware devices are expertly remanufactured for reliable performance and longer lifespan.
- Refurbished devices: Quality-tested refurbished hardware help you reduce environmental impact with confidence.
- New products with reused and recycled content: Our latest devices feature reused components and recycled materials to support your sustainability goals.
Our solutions meet strict OEM quality and compliance standards including ISO/TC 130 and General Product Safety Regulation (GSPR), so you can choose sustainable print options with peace of mind.
Pillar 2
Materials & Resource Efficiency
By increasing reused parts and recycled materials in our products we’re reducing demand for new resources. In 1994, we developed the Comet Circle™ – our blueprint for a truly sustainable business. This guides activity across our entire supply chain and sets out how all raw materials are used, re-used, remanufactured or recycled.
- More reused components
- Expanded use of recycled materials
- Lower demand for virgin materials
- Transparent material information
Pillar 3
Carbon Performance Lifecycle
We help you track and manage your environmental impact through every stage — from manufacturing and transport, to use and end-of-life.
By utilising Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) methodology (European Platform on LCA | EPLCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), we ensure you have full transparency to make informed decisions to support your sustainability objectives.
Pillar 4
Sustainable Managed Print Services
Ricoh’s sustainability provision goes beyond devices. We offer sustainability services to optimise your print setup, extend asset life and reduce waste.
Our services cover:
- Remote diagnostics & maintenance
- Device management and asset recovery
- Responsible end-of-life handling
- Reduce your carbon footprint with RICOH Carbon Balanced Service
- Toner bottle recycling
Sustainability as a Standard : RICOH Print as a Service
Keep your print environment fully managed, secure and compliant with an all-inclusive Print as a Service solution for SMBs—designed to support hybrid work while reducing waste and improving efficiency.
Circular Economy in Action: The RICOH CE Series
Ricoh’s Circular Economy Series represents our industrial print remanufacturing capability in practice supported by Ricoh warranty and service arrangements. The circular economy is an approach to production and consumption that keeps materials in use for as long as possible. By sharing, reusing, refurbishing and recycling products, we extend their life cycle and reduce waste. It’s a smarter, more sustainable way of working – one that protects resources, lowers environmental impact and supports a more resilient future.
Discover our remanufactured CE Series IM C2501CE IM C3501CE IM C5501CE
RICOH Group Sustainability Report
Our Sustainability Report 2025 shares how Ricoh is turning ESG commitments into real action across climate, resource efficiency, pollution prevention, biodiversity and human rights.
Download the report to explore our progress, priorities and impact, with climate and biodiversity disclosures aligned to the TCFD and TNFD frameworks.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Answering common questions about Print Sustanability.
What is a circular printer?
A circular printer is a device designed or remanufactured to extend product life, reduce material waste and lower carbon impact through reuse, recycling and lifecycle services.
Are remanufactured office printers as reliable as new devices?
Yes. Ricoh remanufactured solutions follow controlled OEM industrial processes, quality assurance and defined performance standards, supported by our guaranteed warranty.
How do circular print solutions support ESG goals?
They provide measurable carbon reductions, transparent material disclosure and responsible procurement pathways aligned with sustainability frameworks.
What is the difference between remanufactured and refurbished printers?
Remanufactured printers undergo controlled industrial remanufacturing processes, quality validation and performance testing to defined standards. Refurbished printers are typically restored to a functional operating condition.
How can print lifecycle services reduce environmental impact?
Services like predictive maintenance, managed print service optimisation and responsible end of life handling reduce unnecessary replacements and improve resource efficiency.
Talk with an expert
Ready to align your office print strategy with circular principles?
Talk to our specialists about how CE models and lifecycle services can support your ESG objectives.
Speak to a Sustainability Specialist