HP has long been supporting its own sustainability journey and the results of this focus on the circular economy were on show at FESPA, along with its water-based Latex 700 and 800 printers and the R2000 flatbed.
HP’s Angelika Selg took Sprinter on a tour of the booth and said every part of it had been made from materials which would find a new home, from the timber to the trees. She also explained HP first started using water-based inks in 2008, a practice that is now wide across the industry.
“At HP we operate on three pillars: safety for operators, care for our end customers and also care for the environment,” Selg said.
She explained the safety for the print operators was catered for with the 65 per cent water-based inks meaning no air pollutants are circulating in the print room, also meaning no ventilation is required.
“We also care for our end customers as we have the certifications they need to prove to their customers what they are doing in terms of the Greenguard certification we offer,” she added.
She added HP has been part of the Planet Partners programme since 1991 which has resulted in tens of tonnes of printheads, cartridges and printers themselves being recycled.
Here are some pictures from the tour of the HP booth:
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