Eco-Friendly Laser Printer Toners
More and more companies are announcing new, eco-friendly laser printer toners, and that’s good news, at least until we can all turn to paperless offices (which won’t happen any time soon, based on the number of papers tax authorities make me turn in every month). One idea I’ve seen recently replaces the traditional, petroleum-based toner with a resin toner, which is biodegradable and poses no health threat. I haven’t tried them yet, but from what I’ve seen, the prices are comparable with the traditional solutions, so why not?
Xerox also released a greener toner a while back, which was supposed to be a lot more effective than previous models. The advertisement also said it would take less energy to print a page, but truth is, I have no means of verifying that, so I’ll take their word for it. It’s good to see more and more corporations taking this problem seriously, and we can only hope that small businesses and people who just use a printer at home will take a hint and turn eco-friendly as well.