It means that no part of the Document Centre needs to be thrown away at the end of its life within these machines. From the environmental point of view this represents a real breakthrough - Xerox was always aware of the fact that probably one of the most significant environmental impacts associated with its business is produced by service engineers driving around the area. Printing only the required portions of articles, texts, papers, or only printing the latest up to date version results in a significant paper saving, meaning savings on paper purchasing, postage and inventory. Greater transmission of electronic documents saves paper as well. Xerox has recently launched a new broad array of digital multifunction systems that integrate digital copying, scanning and printing capabilities in a speed range never before available in digital system designed for the office environment.
Digital xerography produces minimal environmental impact.
When compared to offset lithography, there are many advantages. There are no hazardous materials associated with inks, fountain solutions, wash solvents, glaze removers, plate developers and finishers, image preserver or colour proofing. As a result no packaging waste is left with customers. What is more, for most cartridges collected through the parcel scheme, Xerox donates 1 to charity. Xerox is confident that its Waste-Free Office practices are good for customer business.