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“Used products are not wastes but precious resources” in RISO’s view. We thus maintain a recycling system whereby we collect used printers or empty ink bottles, in a concerted move toward a recycle-oriented society.
| RISO collects used digital duplicators from users in japan, which are then dismantled and divided into consumables and reusable components. Though the consumables are replaced, the reusable components are inspected under RISO’s quality assurance standards, with only accepte. | 
Only conducted in Japan. |
| RISO collects used empty ink bottles and ink cartridges from users in Japan for material recycling* or chemical recycling*, to effectively utilize resources. *Material recycle: Generally, recycling consists of two techniques: material recycling and thermal recycling. Material recycling refers to the processing of waste into more reusable materials. These recycled materials are used in new products. *Chemical recycle: The plastics industry classifies material recycling into two subcategories: “material recycling” and “chemical recycling.” Chemical recycling involves turning waste plastics back into carbon monoxide and other chemicals for reuse. In general, the process of making blast furnace feedstock based on recycled chemicals, as well as liquefaction and gasification, are considered to be chemical recycling. |
Only conducted in Japan. |
Only conducted in Japan. |
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Only conducted in Japan. |
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