Toshiba America Business Solutions celebrated Earth Day 2023 by reforesting thousands of trees in ecologically sensitive areas worldwide while also eliminating tons of e-waste from filling open spaces. Last year's resulting efforts include replanting 26,134 trees and recycling about 59 tons of e-waste.    

Preserving Open Land  

Since establishing the Toshiba Toner Recycling Program in 2008, the company has halted more than 1,733 tons of e-waste from hitting community landfills. This weight is equivalent to 48 New York City garbage trucks.  

Collaborating with Close the Loop, Toshiba's EcoSmart Toner Recycling Program representatives collect and send empty toner cartridges to Close the Loop's zero-waste-to-landfill facility for materials recovery. After recycling, these materials return to the commodities market for reuse.  

Toshiba’s eco-initiatives are also an integral reason the company's e‑STUDIO MFPs appear on the EPEAT (Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool) registry. EPEAT is the definitive global rating system for greener electronics.  

Worldwide Reforestation  

Since partnering with PrintReleaf in 2016, Toshiba is responsible for replanting 151,652 trees throughout the United States, Madagascar, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ireland, Canada, France, Brazil and India. Toshiba clients may choose their reforestation projects based on location, or even on the UN Sustainable Development Goals to which each project is connected.

For every 8,333 sheets a Toshiba client prints, a new tree is automatically planted in the designated, certified reforestation project. PrintReleaf partners with inspection, verification, testing and certification organization SGS International to certify the forestry partners and individual projects while also verifying the 100% net survival of the trees, per the PrintReleaf Standard. This ensures that each sustainability investment is realized in full.  

"Toshiba has an ecological mindset when conducting business," said Larry White, president and CEO, Toshiba America Business Solutions. "Each day, we continually strive to function as sustainably as possible while also helping our clients and partners reduce their carbon footprints."