HP Expands Efforts to Reduce Ocean-Bound Plastics
April 18 2019 - 8:00AM
Highlights:
Today, HP announced a $2 million investment to expand its
ocean-bound plastic supply chain. The company will build a new
plastic washing line in Haiti that will allow it to produce
cleaner, higher quality recycled plastic locally for use in HP
products. This investment continues HP’s longstanding commitment to
diverting ocean-bound plastic and contributing to a lower-carbon,
circular economy while providing jobs and education opportunities
locally.
HP has been actively reducing ocean-bound plastic in Haiti since
2016, when the company began partnering with the First Mile
Coalition to convert plastic bottles into recycled material used in
Original HP ink cartridges. These efforts have already diverted
approximately 716,000 pounds of plastic materials—or more than 25
million bottles— preventing this plastic from reaching the
waterways and oceans and repurposed it into HP cartridges.
Globally, HP has converted more than 199 million pounds of
recycled plastic into 3.9 billion HP Original ink and toner
cartridges since 2000.
In addition to protecting our oceans and the planet, HP’s
ocean-bound plastic programs are also creating new opportunities
for economic advancement and education in local communities. In
Haiti, HP’s partnership with Thread International and Work has
helped create more than 795 income opportunities* for adults in the
country and opened two new learning centers equipped with HP
ProBook x360 Education Edition laptops and HP printers. The
collaboration has already provided 100 children with quality
education, food, and medical assistance and the new investment will
create more than 1,000 new income opportunities.
“Our investments and partnerships in Haiti are a great example
of the positive change that can happen when businesses and NGOs
come together to support shared objectives,” said Ellen Jackowski,
Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Innovation, HP. “We are
keeping millions of plastic bottles from ever reaching our oceans,
converting them into sustainable products, and creating new
opportunities for local residents through job creation and
education.”
The new washing line will help enable Haiti to expand its
recycling capabilities and compete better on the international
plastics market with thanks to HP suppliers Lavergne and ECSSA who
have partnered with HP on the project since efforts began in
2016.
HP joined ocean-bound plastics leader NextWave
Plastics in October 2018 to join similarly focused companies
dedicated to integrating ocean-bound plastics into their
product supply chains. The coalition has set a goal to divert a
minimum of 25,000 tonnes of plastics, the equivalent to 1.2 billion
single-use plastic water bottles, from entering the ocean by the
end of the year 2025.
“We are thrilled to see Member Company, HP, continue
to ‘turn off the tap’ on ocean bound plastics,” said Dune
Ives, Executive Director of Lonely Whale, the
convening entity for NextWave Plastics. “There are
currently more than 86 million metric tons of plastic in our ocean,
and each year, over 8 million metric tons
of additional plastic enters the ocean. HP's
collaborative approach in Haiti is driving
meaningful impact to reduce marine litter
today. We are proud that our member companies
continue to scale commercially viable and operational
ocean-bound plastics supply chains - keeping plastic
in the economy and out of the ocean.”
HP’s investments come amidst growing evidence that business
success is linked to sustainable business practices. A global,
20,000-participant survey released today by HP found that 61
percent of workers believe sustainability is mandatory for
businesses. It also found that employees are more productive,
motivated and engaged when working for an employer who is leading
the charge in social responsibility. Of those interviewed, 56
percent believe that ignoring environmental impact in the workplace
is as bad as ignoring diversity and inclusion.
The survey also uncovered the misconceptions around the purchase
and disposal of ink and toner cartridges in the workplace. The
influx of imitation cartridges as an alternative to quality print
cartridges has created a host of new challenges for purchasers,
including the fact that many don’t realize imitation cartridges
cannot be recycled. As a result, 97 percent of imitation cartridges
end up in landfills.
To learn more about HP’s commitments to the environment, please
see the company's pledge to make every page printed
forest-positive, carbon-neutral and part of a circular economy.
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Disclaimer:
* Income opportunities calculated as wages for center
owners, center employees, and collectors for one month.
* Based on 2017 HP Sustainable Impact Report:
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c05968415.pdf
* HP Forest Positive Printing framework will go beyond existing
HP sustainable fiber sourcing programs. It includes NGO
partnerships targeted to protect forests, improve responsible
forest management and help develop Science Based Targets (SBT) for
responsible management of forests. Our vision is that printing with
HP will protect forests regardless of what brand of paper customers
use.
Tom Suiter, HP
tom.suiter@hp.com
www.hp.com/go/newsroom
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