If you have a confused look on your face – why is Y Soft, who is in the business of supporting printing – encouraging less printing, let me explain. Our business is all about helping organizations print smarter by providing ways to reduce costs, increase document security and improving productivity and all those things mean printing less. Read on and you’ll see exactly what I mean.
The need to go with green printing
According to
Statista, it is estimated
399 million metric tons of paper was consumed globally in 2020. This figure is expected to steadily increase to around 461 million metric tons by 2030 with paper accounting for around
26% of total waste at landfills. Businesses around the world are taking steps to reduce their environmental footprint.
How to print responsibly
We know that printing plays an integral role for many businesses, and this can be a difficult area to make changes. Recycling paper is a great start, but let’s delve deeper for a bigger impact. Here’s are eight tips to consider for printing with sustainability in mind:
Saving the planet one print job at a time
Printing doesn’t need to cost the earth, and the above tips can make a difference. We all have a role to play and need to remember to think before we print. The tips above are not an exhaustive list of things a business can do. They are achievable using a print management and document capture system such as
YSoft SAFEQ.
We’d love to hear about your green printing tips you have implemented, let us know in the comments.