Reducing waste.
WHAT DRIVES COST
Consumables, far more than the printer itself.
WHAT THAT MEANS
A cheap printer with expensive cartridges costs more over its life.
WHAT TO CHECK BEFORE BUYING
The cost per page Whether cartridges are readily available locally
WHAT TO CONFIGURE
Double-sided printing as the default Draft quality as the default Black only, for everyday documents
WHAT TO ENCOURAGE
Printing preview before printing Printing selected pages rather than whole documents Not printing what will be read on screen
WHAT WASTES MOST
Printing entire documents to read one page Printing web pages with advertisements and navigation Reprinting after a formatting error
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT LAST ONE
Preview, always.
WHAT TO CONSIDER
Whether a document needs printing at all.
WHAT TO TRACK
Consumable purchases over a year, which reveals the actual cost.
WHAT TO REVIEW
Whether the printer suits the volume you actually produce.
