Can you print responsibly? Let us help you!

We all want to be good stewards of our resources. Right?  And can you consider the environment, your Green Initiatives, and still use printing in your business or organization?  The answer is YES!  And here is how:

• Be smart in your design saving paper, ink and money; use standard paper sizes, avoid bleeds that require trimming and paper waste, and limit ink usage by avoiding large solids.

• Utilize our “Print on Demand” document services. Print only what is needed - when you need it. This eliminates unneeded pages, the expense of printing storage, and allows you to revise the content as required.

• Proof your job online whenever possible to save the time and gas of driving to the shop, and the cost and waste of printing a proof.

• Drive traffic to your website, blog, twitter account, or Facebook page with your printed pieces, making the most efficient use of multiple communication medias.

• Use recycled papers whenever possible. If 100% recycled costs too much, shoot for 30% post-consumer waste. List this fact on your printed piece. Copy Doctor carries a large selection of recycled papers.

Our paper salesman uses this statement on the bottom of his emails:

Notice: It is OK to print this email. Paper is a biodegradable, renewable, sustainable product made from trees. Growing and harvesting trees provides jobs for millions of men and women, and working forests are good for the environment, providing clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat and carbon storage. When you don't need it anymore, be sure to put it in a bin designated for recycling, and it will come back to us as new paper or paperboard!

He is sort of a comic, but what he says is true.  You CAN print responsibly!