LA In-plant Makes a Change for the Greener

AS COMPANIES and organizations catch “the green wave” and start looking for ways to improve their sustainability, they rely heavily on the initiatives of their individual departments. In-plants can play a major part in the overall green success of their organizations. One in-plant that’s leading the way is the Reprographics department at the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), the nation’s largest regional education agency. Thanks to an equipment upgrade, the shop’s Océ digital printers now reportedly discharge up to 90 percent less ground-level ozone, consume up to 45 percent less energy and emit a much lower operating noise level than ever before. By using high-definition toner, which requires a lower fusing temperature, the eight-employee in-plant has reduced its heat energy output by 50 percent, putting less strain on its HVAC system. These environmentally conscious changes, along with the shop’s robust recycling program, have made it a shining example at LACOE.