Digital Printing That Is Eco Friendly

By Lelia Hall


Print media has always been a vital form of communication for humans; ever since man could remember, they have always communicated some through speech but a vital percentage through writing. In the early days man drew which in turn slowly evolved to be the current printing that we know. All forms of prints have always been a vital tool to hand down the later generation their history and that is how a huge portion of the history we know was maintained. And this article mainly focuses on making digital printing that is eco friendly.

In collaboration with manufacturers, printing firm are becoming more environmentally friendly by making use of recycled paper. This form of paper saves the forests because instead of cutting down the trees they recycle the already existing paper to make paper for print. This method of recycling is convenient since the amount of paper available is still substantial.

Post consumer paper is one of the biggest benefits for all parties concerned with the environment this is because for the manufacturers it means cheaper raw materials for the printing firms it means cheaper paper and for the public in general it means a much more cleaner environment since a huge percentage of the litter is composed of paper and without the paper it means a cleaner environment for all.

As a measure to become more environmentally friendly firms are embracing the use of modern technology to reduce the number of print they produce. Instead of using printed letters they use emails to convey their message and instead of sending business cards they utilize the use of short message services. This use of technology drastically reduces the amount of print produced by the firms to a minimal level thus saving the universe.

Unlike old days whereby this exercise involved use of a dark room, a lot of bleach and ink and a bulky screen which were really taxing; things have changed for the better. Bleach and dye were one of the byproducts of the old systems. Currently systems have changed it involves using printers that absorb all the byproducts and reuse them and in some cases bleach is not used at all. This method saves the environment by a large percentage.

Most machines that were used in the early stages of invention of the printer were bulky and used a substantial amount of energy. The energy used was really expensive to produce and it involved a taxing task to the environment. The replacement of this machines with less bulky, more energy saving and faster printers lead to a huge reprieve on the environment. This is because they consume less energy thus saving more of the eco system.

The amount of ink used in the printing industry cannot be overlooked. This is because it is substantial and ink is basically composed of chemicals. A reduction in the amount of ink used in the print industry and an increase in its quality are among the measures taken to make the sector eco-friendly since it will be of less damage to the environment.

Some of the measures taken by the print industry are very vital for the survival of the eco system in place in order for man to co-exist with nature peacefully.




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