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Even a decade ago, few people understood what green printing actually meant let alone actually putting eco-friendly practices into place. The managed print services industry has seen many companies benefit from the overall savings, improved management, transparency and accountability that MPS has to offer, but it is the green aspect that has helped to change the entire way that we view printing and the effects of the printing industry. As more companies turn to a greener way of managing their print resources, awareness and understanding grows. This in turn helps to spread the word about just how effective green printing is in terms of environmental impact and reduction of carbon footprints across the globe.
Some of the biggest changes that the managed print services industry has helped companies all over the world achieve from an environmental point of view include the following:
Paper MPS allows managers or department heads to create a rules based printing environment that monitors and tracks all use of paper across each department or the company as a whole.
Cartridges entire departments, individual staff members and companies as a whole are learning how to recycle cartridges. This in turn leads to a notable reduction in the resolution of the image by lowering toner usage, which uses less ink during the printing process saving money as well as resources.
Hardware companies are sourcing hardware from factories that manufacture the hardware in a way that makes it upgradable and recyclable. This leads to less waste of products that are not biodegradable.
Device packaging companies are now starting to look at how hardware is packaged. This causes a greater use of recycled productsrather than packing made from harmful materials such as PVC or polystyrene that is bad for the environment and not able to biodegrade or be recycled.
Energy the amount of energy that is used during the printing process, not to mention the paper and ink production processes is staggering when you think about the global use of printers. MPS allows companies to use specialised software that can track energy consumption for better management. This also allows managers to set rules in place such as automatic switch off at night or automatic switch off of printers and other related equipment if these devices are not in use for a certain amount of time.
Suppliers how often do companies top to consider if their suppliers of print devices and print resources are following an environmentally friendly operation? MPS helps to ensure that all suppliers meet basic requirements when it comes to green printing, to ensure that all operations are kept as eco-friendly as possible.
