Epson Philippines upcycles over 200 kilograms of recyclables
Epson Philippines Corporation, the Philippine office of the global technology leader, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability through Epson‘s Corporate Waste Collection Program. Launched in partnership with Envirotech Waste Recycling Inc., Epson has repurposed 213 kilograms of recyclable materials as of June 2024, preventing them from ending up as waste.
The initiative, which began in October 2023 in the city of Davao, engages select dealers of corporate printers in collecting empty ink cartridges, bottles, and boxes, which Envirotech transforms into school chairs and tables, tiles, pallets, bricks, pots and planters, lamps, garbage bins, and the like.
Within six months from the launch of the program, which saw an initial 106 kilograms of recyclable materials collected, this figure has more than doubled as of June 2024, thanks to the active participation of Epson’s partner dealers. This demonstrates the company’s shared mission and vision of sustainable operations with its stakeholders and partners.
Building on the successes, Epson plans to expand the program to Manila and Cebu later this year, engaging more dealers and B2B channel partners in the collaborative push towards sustainability.
“At Epson, we are committed to promoting sustainability across the value chain and implementing a circular economy where possible. This program demonstrates what can be done to reduce waste and our overall environmental footprint,” Epson Philippines President and Director Masako Kusama said. “We are excited to see this program further expand, so that we can have a greater positive social impact to more communities in the Philippines.”
About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson’s goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1 trillion. Visit corporate.epson/en/ for more information.
About Epson Philippines
Epson’s corporate presence in the Philippines commenced in 1998. It grew rapidly into a billion-peso company in a span of a few years from its establishment due to its client-oriented approach in its business management by its dedicated and innovative staff members and officers. Epson Philippines has an extensive network of 77 Authorized Service Centers nationwide with more than 200 dealers and more than 800 shops across the country. For more details, please visit our website (www.epson.com.ph), our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/EpsonPhilippines), or LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/epson-philippines-corporation/)
