Wastehacks [wāst-haks] pl. noun – any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that reduces waste in all walks of life.
This term, Campus Recycling and the Waste Watchers will share with you easy Wastehacks so you don’t waste time or materials.
WasteHacks for Printing
When it comes to printing, the simplest answer to being environmentally conscious is just to print less. In our digital age, there are electronic alternatives to nearly every document. But when you do need to print, these WasteHacks could help you save big:
- Always print double-sided whenever possible.
- Set your printer to print in black and white. The chemicals and practices used are less harmful.
- Set margins to .75 to maximize the amount that fits on a page.
- Why waste ink? Printing in draft mode reduces ink usage.
- Try an eco-font! These fonts have small holes in the letters, reducing ink consumption by up to 25%.
- If you print out your class powerpoints, you can fit multiple slides onto a single page to reduce pages printed.
- Look up the model of your printer before taking it in to be fixed. Most companies upload the manuals online, which may help identify a problem.
Many of these tips can be automated by changing the settings of your printer in the printing menu. Never forget to print double sided again!
Do you have your own printing WasteHack? Share with us below!
“Wastehacks” is a weekly blog series where we share quick waste reduction tips. Tune in every Monday this term for more.
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