Sustainable printers use environmentally friendly inks

By Missy Smith

Suppliers also need to be in on the equation. Oliveri suggests that any printer considering going green with inks, or any other part of its process, should work with its current consumables suppliers to come up with a sustainable strategy for its business. “We worked with our current suppliers and established relationships with other suppliers to help us make the transition to using vegetable oil-based inks and going alcohol-free back in the 80s and to recently become FSC/SFI/PEC chain-of-custody certified,” he explains.