Here’s another great green idea. Source Soy Based Ink Toner

November 2nd, 2009

If you have been following our blog posts, you should remember that we have had many that focus on efforts you can undertake in making your business green. If you are just looking for a place to start, or are looking for additional ways to reduce your environmental impact or carbon footprint, here is one more suggestion.

It’s a safe bet that you are using laser printers at your business and they probably hum quite a bit during the work week. You may even have a thoughtful blue paper recycling container near the copier or even near every printer. You may even use recycled paper. The next step is a logical one; use environmentally friendly soy based ink for your laser printers.

In my opinion, the two best environmental reasons to use soy based ink are as follows. One, soy ink does not emit VOCs or volatile organic compounds. Two, soy ink is not petroleum based.

If you still need more reasons to switch? Assuming that you are already recycling paper, you will be glad to learn that soy based ink is said to make recycling the paper quicker and easier. Also, this option opens you up to new sources of supply. The next time you run a reverse auction for toner, you will have more options, greater price compression and another notch in your environmentally friendly tool belt.

Now you need to brag about it so that others can take their lead from you including your suppliers and customers. If you have implemented the full array of green printing mentioned in this blog, you have earned the right. Your customers will be happy to hear that you have made the right choices.

If you would like to learn more about environmentally friendly practices for your business, please visit www.SafeSourcing.com and check out our blog archives and our sourcing wiki. You will find much more information there.

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