Ten Top Tips for Greener Printing

We all get used to seeing the "think before you print" tag at the end of emails but sometimes things really do need to be printed! There's no need to take a guilt trip, because there are lots of ways to lessen the environmental impact (and financial cost!) of churning out those precious paper pages... here's our advice:

1. Think first! And if you must print....
2. Printing both sides saves twice as much paper (duplex)
3. Double up (more than 1 page per sheet/side)
4. Use "draft" or "fast" mode - this uses a lot less ink
5. Print preview - see what it will look like, you may not need to print all the pages
6. Use post-consumer recycled, chlorine free paper
7. Re-use paper such as letters, and print on the back for non-important documents
8. Use re-manufactured / recycled toners
9. Recycle your empties
10. Turn the printer off when you don't need it

Those are just our ideas - we'd love to hear your top tips for greener printing! Why not add a comment below or email them to us info@lightbeingcreations.co.uk