One of the world’s largest producers of laser jet printers will no longer sell them by 2026 to meet their climate change “sustainability goals.”. Epson Office .Epson is “sun-setting its laser printer division due to sustainability concerns.”.By 2026, Epson will stop selling laser printer hardware but will continue to support existing products with spare parts and ink supplies. .Epson said in a statement that it will instead “focus on its more environmentally friendly inkjet printers.”.In America, Epson has already “quietly” stopped selling laser printers, while still selling them in Europe and Asia..Epson claims its “inkjets are up to 85% more energy efficient than its laser units and produce 85% less carbon dioxide.”.In a statement, Epson said it might not matter to people who print occasionally at home. However, it gives businesses and organizations a way to reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs..Inkjet printers use fewer single-use parts, as they use ink and the ink box, which produces nearly 60% less waste compared to laser printers..Laser printers use toner, fusers, and other disposable parts, which require burning up to a full gallon of oil to create a single toner cartridge..Epson’s “Environmental Vision 2050” includes a “circular economic model” where the company becomes “underground resource free” and carbon negative by 2050..There are issues with inkjet printers that cause them to be less sustainable compared to laser printers..Inkjet cartridges dry out within six months, which results in people purchasing ink cartridges more often than laser cartridges, and inkjet printing costs more per page.
