In-plants Gather in New Zealand

Dean Ellery, of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, spoke passionately of the environmental impact of in-plants. He insisted in-plants challenge vendors to reduce their impact upon the environment and manufacture equipment in a sustainable manner utilizing recycled materials and supplies. He encouraged in-plants to utilize the ream paper wrapping instead of throwing it out, put an environmental policy on their Web sites and embed elements of sustainability in copier RFPs.