The reduction of printing and paper usage has been gradually taking place throughout the business world for many years now. While there are many businesses that have almost come to the point of being completely paperless, printing remains important for other companies and industries.

While it may not be feasible to eliminate printing completely, it is becoming essential to manage and reduce it, as the world advances quickly towards the adoption of green business practices.

Paper and ink have been at the heart of business practices for a very long time. These practices are so deeply entrenched that it has proven difficult to dislodge or even reform them. However, it is essential that printing be reduced to the bare essentials in offices around the world – those that are not able to go paperless. Let’s take a look at the two primary ways in which printing impacts the environment.