Want to save paper?  Years ago it was said that printing would be virtually extinct with the pace that technology has moved over the last 10 years.  Companies such as Lexmark, Xerox, and HP have ensured this hasn’t happened as they’ve ensured printer accessibility has grown exponentially.

According to a presentation I read on www.njheps.org, the average American office worker is estimated to use a sheet of paper every 12 minutes - a ream per person every 2.5 working weeks.  The number of pages consumed in US offices is growing at a rate near 20% each year.

What impact does paper have on the environment? 

• Forest loss - An estimated 1.2 million acres of forest are cleared every year in the US.   Which results in the loss of habitat for a farrago of species, reduced climate regulation, and weakened air and water cleaning potential.
• Pollution - Pulp and paper mills in the US produce approximately 245,000 metric tons of toxic air pollutants every year.
• Landfill - Paper is the single largest component of municipal solid waste, constituting 38%

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• of all materials

What can we do to help?  The bottom-line is that we need to reduce paper.  Paper reduction can be accomplished several ways.  One of these ways is the use of GreenPrint software from www.printgreener.com.  GreenPrint is a simple idea, it doesn’t print the ubiquitous wasted page.  This is the page with just a URL, banner ad, legal disclaimer, et.  These wasted pages occur many times a day littering homes and offices.  GreenPrint sports the following features:

• Highlights and removes unwanted pages
• Allows you to decide what prints and what doesn’t
• Includes PDF writing capability
• Track the number of pages not printed and the $ saved.

For more information related to the environmental impact of paper use and that alternatives check out the cool paper calculator created by Environmental Defense at www.papercalculator.org

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One Response to “Printing less pages with GreenPrint Software”

1. blaumond Says:
   

   Great post. I have recently come across a great printing service provider who are certified by FSC as green printers at http://www.bacchuspress.com/ It seems the time has come to go green…

   November 22nd, 2007 at 2:28 am

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