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Kyocera's long-standing commitment

Kyocera established its Environmental Charter in 1991. It was the first Japanese corporation to make a formal commitment to environmental issues.  Click here to read Kyocera's Environmental Policy document.

Kyocera has adopted ISO 14001 since inception.  Certification started in Japan but now extends to worldwide manufacturing facilities.  Kyocera’s Environmental Management System (EMS):
1. Environmental Preservation Section
2. Energy Conservation Section Kyo Ecosys
3. Resource Conservation Section
4. Global Environmental Products Section 

Unique technology
Kyocera applys unique ceramic technology to enable cartridge-free printing, which reduces waste, reduces environmental impact and reduces cost.

Kyocera challenges the idea that environmentally responsible alternatives are more expensive.

The product detail behind Kyocera's reduce, reuse and recycle philosophy:

  • Amorphous silicon drum - incredible long life properties
  • Lead removed from printed circuit boards
  • Exterior material made from a non-halogen combination
  • Housing units made from resin of recycled plastic drinking bottles
  • Packaging is pulp mould made from recycled paper
  • Optical parts, the imaging section, paper, fixing related materials designed for reuse
  • All parts are labelled with the raw material name to promote recycling
The visible difference

Competiors' cartridge technologies
use over 60 parts per unit
Kyocera cassettes have just
5 parts and use 2 materials
Cartridge parts
Kyocera parts
- More parts = greater environmental
impact		 - More parts are manufactured, transported,
discarded.

- High yield also means consumables
need replacing less frequently,
reducing waste
Kyocera toner box
Free returns service
You can send back your empty toner cassette in the box provided with the new toner for recycling and disposal of cardboard.