{"id":530,"date":"2009-06-15T13:27:24","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T17:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/printfinishblog.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2018-03-24T21:14:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T01:14:59","slug":"choose-ecofriendly-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customprintproducts.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/choose-ecofriendly-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose an Eco-Friendly Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ecofollower.com has a great story on their website about why we should choose an eco-friendly printing company.<\/p>\n<p>Although we&#8217;re reducing the amount of paper we use, partly because of the Internet and email, partly because of conservation, there&#8217;s still plenty of ink being applied to plenty of paper. Direct mail, catalogs, product packaging, office paper, etc. It&#8217;s all still there.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, these things are decreasing in use. Direct mail is dropping, people are reducing the number of catalogs they receive, but that doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re gone. We&#8217;re still printing lots and lots of mail, catalogs, flyers, coupons, and brochures.<\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s important that we use eco-friendly printing services whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know a single printer who doesn&#8217;t recycle their paper waste, so that&#8217;s not going to be an issue. But a lot of printers are still using inks with high VOCs (volatile organic compounds), the chemicals found in most inks and laminates.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few things to consider when you want to use eco-friendly printing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look for a printer that uses <a href=\"https:\/\/customprintproducts.com\/blog\/sustainable-paper-options-print-shops\/\">sustainable \u2014 that is, FSC or SFI certified \u2014 paper<\/a>. This is paper that has been certified to come from managed forests, has minimal energy consumption, uses no hazardous chemicals, and other green practices. Note: You do have to ask for this paper.<\/li>\n<li>Ask for ultraviolet ink. <a href=\"https:\/\/customprintproducts.com\/blog\/uv-printing-plain-english\/\">Ultraviolet ink is water-based, and has no VOCs<\/a>, which means it&#8217;s safer for the print shop workers and the environment. And it has a wide color and opacity range, so you can get great color output, and your printed piece will look great.<\/li>\n<li>Even your signs can be green. Find a sign printer that can print with ultraviolet inks rather than vinyl or petroleum-based inks.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your own design is green. Stick with standard paper sizes, like 8.5. x 11 or 11 x 17. Use solid colors, not patterns, for a background if your piece has a bleed (color that extends all the way to the edge). 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