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TALLYGENICOM OFFERS FIVE PRINTING TIPS FOR REDUCING YOUR COMPANY’S CARBON FOOTPRINT
Printing Best Practices Help to Reduce Waste and Environmental Impact.

Chantilly, VA, September 9, 2008 - As businesses become increasingly aware of their environmental impact and seek ways to “green” their organizations, TallyGenicom, a leading provider of business-class printers, offers five printing best practices to help companies reduce their carbon footprint.

Printing is a critical function for a variety of businesses; however, there are a few simple things that organizations can do to remain productive while implementing environmentally friendly processes.

• Remanufactured cartridges – Purchasing remanufactured print cartridges not only saves an organization almost 40% off of OEM pricing, but it also reduces the number of non-biodegradable plastic print cartridges heading to landfills.  Remanufactured cartridges go through vigorous inspection, disassembly, cleaning and refilling to ensure high-quality products that are just as good as new cartridges. 

• Paper stock recycling – Recycling and purchasing recycled paper products for your company’s printing needs can have a dramatic impact on the environment.  According to recent figures, one ton of paper from recycled pulp saves 17 trees, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 7,000 gallons of water, 4,200 kilowatt hours, 390 gallons of oil, and eliminates 60 pounds of air pollutants. 

• Duplexing – According to the Clean Air Council, U.S. businesses use approximately 21 million tons of paper every year, which is equivalent to approximately 175 pounds of paper for each American.  Duplexing, or double-sided printing, could effectively slash paper waste in nearly half.

• Pre-printed forms – Historically, every time an organization changed its telephone number, company logo or office address, several reams of pre-printed stationary would become obsolete instantly and then thrown away.  Electronic forms allow businesses to eliminate significant costs associated with the development, purchase and storage of expensive pre-printed and multi-part forms. Technology is currently available that allows data associated with general use forms to be pre-loaded electronically into a laser printer and automatically merged with existing print data streams to help eliminate paper waste.

• Printer fleet optimization – The historical move over the last 10 to 15 years toward multifunction machines and away from departmental printing has brought with it a high level of inefficiency – using a laser printer to print shipping labels, for example, is akin to using a shotgun to kill a termite. Companies need to reassess individual printing needs for the front-office, back-office, warehouse and logistics, and partner with a trusted printer provider to deploy tools specifically designed for the particular job, location or business process. This means, for example, using specialized thermal printers with lower power requirements than laser printers for shipping label printing.

About TallyGenicom: TallyGenicom is one of the largest companies in the world focused exclusively on providing printers, printer supplies and printer parts and service, as well as a complete line of compatible toner, inkjet and ribbons for use with other popular product brands. TallyGenicom printers are designed and manufactured to perform critical, business-specific printing tasks in industries such as healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, warehousing and retail. Major international corporations such as Wal-Mart, American Airlines, SBC Communications, Daimler Chrysler, Blockbuster and Volkswagen use TallyGenicom printers because of their customized design, rugged construction, durability and proven reliability.

TallyGenicom Worldwide Headquarters are in the United States in Chantilly, VA near Washington, D.C. Elsewhere in the Americas, TallyGenicom maintains facilities in Kent, WA; Waynesboro, VA; McAllen, TX; and Reynosa, Mexico. Its EMEA sales, marketing and finance HQ is in Basingstoke, UK with logistics centered in Ulm, Germany. Other key offices are located in Paris, Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Moscow, Singapore, Beijing, Dubai UAE and Johannesburg. The company does business as TallyGenicom in the Americas and markets its products there under the TallyGenicom brands. For more information go to www.tallygenicom.com or call 1-800-436-4266.

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