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Sunday 25 January 2015

Digital Printing That Is Eco Friendly Will Save Our World

By Janine Hughes


Eco friendly printing has an objective of protecting the surrounding through the practices and the products that will help in saving our trees. This does not only help the environment, but it also helps us. Digital printing that is eco friendly is very affordable hence making it a better option in every way. There are a number of practices that one can indulge in while considering the protection of the environment.

Duplex printing is one of the practices of protecting the environment. It involves printing a document on both sides of the paper instead of printing on one side only. In so doing, one uses less paper. This will help you save the amount of paper used and the money spent in purchasing these sheets by fifty percent. In the same way, more trees will be saved since there is less paper demand by the public. The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere also increases.

The font one chooses to use in a certain document is very important. Some fonts will require more ink than others. Fonts with serifs, many decorations and boldness consume more ink than simple plain fonts. When one uses less ink, the amount of ink purchased will decrease. This will reduce the number of empty cartridges found in the environment.

Increasing the margins of documents will also help one reduce the amount of printing paper. Expansion of the margin allows one to put more characters on each page. This compresses the information into less pages. This also helps one save money that is used to purchase printing paper.

One should also work with the local vendors and suppliers of printing products. It will save the environment by preventing the release of the harmful gases from the vehicles that are used in transportation of these products. Local vendors might turn out to be cheaper as transportation is known to increase costs.

Recycling is a very common concept which is almost practiced in every field. One should not throw away empty cartridges. Instead, any individual should collect them for some months and forward them to a recycling center where they can be reused for the same or different purpose. The empty cartridges are known to have harmful effects to the environment through the residues of toxic chemicals used to make ink.

In addition to practicing the above, one should also invest in environmental friendly printing products. The traditional inks, printer cleaners and additives have adverse effects to the environment. As we move towards a digital world, we need to move away from our traditional methods. There are a number of ecofriendly products in the market today.

The environmental friendly inks do not use heat for the curing process. They are made from elements that are not toxic and also do not release harmful fumes to the environment. They are cheap and are much better than the other traditional inks which cause harm to the surroundings.

We can save the world in many ways through eco friendly production. It is an alternative which we should all consider for it is cheap, affordable and most of all it promotes a healthier environment.




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