subject: Green Printing; Changing Work Practices Globally [print this page] The fear of global warming is shifting the way in which various companies and government organizations are doing business. Most of the sectors have adopted eco-friendly practices such as: recycling printer cartridges and office papers, cutting down energy usages and many more.
If you are running a printing organization, you have to make a wise decision for green printing and subsequently, you will have to develop implementation plan. With the help of sound management you can use raw products proficiently and these management practices will help you to reduce the use of chemicals in the process.
The following are some points given that should be a part of the entire process:
* The first and foremost thing is to select eco-friendly inks and papers.
* Next step is to select chlorine-free paper with post-consumer filament, since the green printing work starts before the ink strikes on the paper.
* Try to use paper wisely because trees are main source for paper and extensive use will wipe out all trees, thus it will ultimately destroy the earth.
* Try to stay away from unusual sizes for the pages. As papers are formed in usual sheet sizes, you can save your money and paper both by getting the highest number of copies from every sheet.
* Always try to use both the sides of every page because it can minimize the ink coverage of your project.
* A smaller amount of ink requires less time and less paper to print.
* Find out a green printer that utilizes a dry method which reduces the water or wetting technique that is used in normal printing.
* Though, this is not an easy job to find the green printer for the particular task, it may require some research to get the best one.
* In order to take the next step in this process, company should work with dealers that use renewable energy resources such as wind power.
* Never try to render paper which is not eco-friendly during the packaging and finishing phase.
* Try to avoid using some binding adhesives, plastic bags and foils which are usually used in printing and packaging.
Some considerations when you look for green printing company:
When you are in search of a company which produces green printing, you have to remember the following points:
* You need to search whether the company is using environmental friendly paper or not.
* Once you got clear about paper quality then next thing is to think of green ink.
* Ask the company about the probability of utilizing soy or vegetable ink that can be recycled.
* This is not possible that all eco-friendly option work well with all printing processes.
* So it is always good to ask the printing company which papers and inks will be good to meet your requirements.
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