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"Environmental Sustainability" - 21 Total Result(s)
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A Cleaner Commute
Tom Tarasoff was one of 10 HP sales reps in Southern California who traded in his petroleum-based Ford Taurus for a methanol-based vehicle. The measure was part of a two-year experiment to help minimi ...
Photo of an anti-pollution instrument setup, including gas chromatograph.
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Anti-Pollution Instruments at HP
Hewlett-Packard entered the field for anti-pollution instruments in the mid-1960s, in large part through the acquisition of F&M Scientific Corporation in 1965. The F&M Division of Hewlett-Packard woul ...
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Boxed Up: Bleach-Free Packaging
In 1991, Hewlett-Packard began transitioning from using traditional white, bleached boxes to “kraft” containers, which were bleach-free and brown like the natural wood pulp they came from. The kraft b ...
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Bringing New Life to Old Hardware
Denise Furet, program manager, and Gilles Brulet, recycling specialist at Hardware Recycling Europe, took in 120 tons of obsolete HP products on a monthly basis. Many parts were reused for repairs and ...
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Green Print Job: Saving Paper
Wei Song, an R&D engineer at HP’s Little Falls Operation in Delaware, was responsible for a paper-saving innovation during testing of the HP 7673 automatic sampler and tray. The product printed side-b ...
Photo of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4L printer from 1993.
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Hewlett-Packard Joins Energy Star
When the Environmental Protection Agency launched the Energy Star program to certify energy-efficient devices, Hewlett-Packard was one of the program’s first partners. The company’s LaserJet 4L printe ...
Photo of the Hewlett-Packard 5988A gas chromatograph / mass spectrometer system.
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Hewlett-Packard’s Anti-Pollution Instruments
Hewlett-Packard entered the field for anti-pollution instruments in the mid-1960s, in large part through the acquisition of F&M Scientific Corporation in 1965. The F&M Division of Hewlett-Packard woul ...
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Home Sweet Biome
Hewlett-Packard was contracted to support Biosphere II, the world’s largest terrarium, in 1990. The facility played host to a two-year ecological experiment, which would help researchers develop techn ...
A woman riding a child's tricycle to celebrate Commuting Alternatives Day in 1980.
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HP Commuting Alternatives Day
Hewlett-Packard was an early adopter when it came to encouraging employees to pursue environmentally friendly transportation for daily commutes. In 1980, the company held a Commuting Alternatives Day ...
A photo of recycling efforts at HP in 1971. A man holds a sign that reads Recycled Office Supplies Here at 3L.
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HP’s First Internal Recycling Program
Hewlett-Packard began its first internal recycling program at its Palo Alto facility in 1966, which continued into the 1970s.