five tips on how to reduce printing cost
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Five Tips on How to Reduce Printing Cost
We normally don’t treat our printer or the ink special. Some of us may not realize
that cutting down the wastage of the ink or toner will save us from spending too much of
our hard earned penny. So weather you are printing at home or in the office, you have
to be conscious on the amount that you are actually spending on the printer ink. You
can actually do many things about it. Here are five inside tips that you may find useful
so you can reduce printing costs dramatically.
1. Print as per what is essential.
To reduce the cost, this is the most important thing that you need to bear in mind.
Decide on the number of pages that you need to print. You should not print in excess
which will only be a waste of time, ink, paper and man power. Also, you can print the
information by the page so you can print just a selection of the text that you will find
useful. You do not have to print the entire page or document if you can select the
required portions.
2. Opt for double side printing
Double side printing will save tons of paper. Another way to reduce the paper usage is
to reduce the font size but make sure that you will not turn it into an unreadable form.
3. Learn the proper way of recycling your cartridges.
Recycling and reusing cartridges will not only decrease the expenses of buying new
cartridges but will also minimize the pollution level. Empty cartridges can be refilled and
used for printing. There are some companies that are buying cartridges. You can sell
your empty ones to them or send it to recycling centers. You may also refill your old
cartridges.
4. Use renewable energy in the printing process.
The solar energy or the windmill energy can be used to reduce the printing cost. Cost of
energy will be less and at the same time, it is eco-friendly. Do not forget to turn off the
printers when they are not in use. This will increase the printer’s lifetime and will also
save energy bills.
5. Make use of an ink saver software.
Get a risk-free software solution that can help you save up on your printing costs.
This will immediately reduce the toner and ink consumption without having to
sacrifice the quality of the results.