First, there were greener inks, followed by greener printers, and now, a green font? Yes, indeed it is true. Sure, you can squeeze more pages onto a single sheet, print on both sides of a sheet, print in draft mode, and now: you can print with holes in your letters. It's called Ecofont, and their producers promise it will utilize 20% less ink when compared to normal printing. It is available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems, and closely resembles Arial in appearance. Ecofont can be downloaded for free from the link provided in the resource area below.
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In other green printing news, printing giant Xerox announced in June its efforts to make printing greener by going cartridge-free - their newest printer model series offers the capability to use solid ink sticks. They claim no stains will be forthcoming.
According to Xerox the new printer produces 90% less waste in ink than other printers, and keeping the Xerox history in mind, their research and development reports are relatively trustworthy.
This new development is called a ColorQube, and currently costs a whopping ,000. It might be necessary to stick with recycled ink cartridges for today but in spite of the ColorQube's high expense now, new technology tends to drop in price eventually. Businesses in the market for high-quality, waste-reducing printing equipment should consider this new option along with the rest.
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In their September 28th issue, Newsweek magazine revealed their rankings of the 500 greenest companies in the United States. Each company was rated on an overall Green Score, an Environmental Impact Score, a Green Policies and Performance Score, and a Reputation Survey Score. HP was ranked as the number one company overall in both Industry Sector and Top 500 rankings. In addition to their number one rating for Green Score, HP was rated 35th in their industry and 175th overall for Environmental Impact, 2nd in Green Policies and Performance for their industry and 3rd overall, and finally, ranked 1st for Reputation Survey in their industry and 5th overall. Newsweek credits HP with being the first major IT company to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with its supply chain.
Dell took home 2nd place after HP in both Industry Sector and Top 500 rankings. Dell was rated 32nd in their industry and 160th overall for Environmental Impact, 1st in Green Policies and Performance for their industry and 1st overall, and finally ranked 4th for Reputation Survey in their industry and 13th overall. Newsweek credits Dell with being the industry leader in product take-back and recycling programs. Also worth noting is the fact that Dell headquarters uses 100% renewable energy.
There were no other printer manufacturers ranked in the top 10 either inside their industry rankings or the overall top 500.
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Print and Be Green - Eco-Friendly Font, Xerox's ColorQube & 2 Printer Companies Make 'Greenest' List
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http://greenrankings.newsweek.com/
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