Going Green with Your Printing Projects

Are you interested in “going green” with your printing projects? SprintPrint uses recycled paper; non-toxic inks; company-wide recycling of paper, plastics, and metals; and environmentally sound disposal practices, so by choosing SprintPrint as your printer, you are off to an environmentally friendly start.

Here are 10 additional ideas for increasing the “greenness” of your printing projects:

1. Use email instead of snail mail to communicate with SprintPrint.

2. Use PDFs for proofing your projects instead of a hard copy proof.

3. Request recycled stock.

4. Laminated and UV-varnished products cannot always be recycled. Request aqueous coating instead.

5. Use duplex (2-sided) printing whenever possible.

6. Use less ink by reducing areas of ink coverage in your design. Your product will also be easier to recycle.

7. Avoid metallic or fluorescent colors if they are petroleum based inks.

8. Metallic inks also contain high levels of heavy metals which are hazardous to the environment.

9. Perfect binding is more difficult to recycle. Choose saddle stitching instead.

10. Bring your printing to SprintPrint, and rest assured that you are partnering with one of Madison’s greenest printers!

Watch for more green news coming from SprintPrint!