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You CAN use 100% Recycled paper in any printer
Have you ever noticed that you simply can't find a ream of paper that is marked both "100% recycled" and "inkjet" or "laserjet"? Seems to be because it doesn't exist. Or does it?
A possible answer came by reading the back of a ream of "100% recycled copy paper" from Staples.
You can see that they have a little chart that helps you find the best paper for you and obviously points you to their more expensive "premium" papers for all things. But you'll notice that they have used a very carefully written phrase for their top-of-the-line printing paper:
"heavier weight, ENHANCED CLARITY for laser and inkjet printers"
Reading between the lines this suggests that you absolutely could use any of their papers in your inkjet or laserjet printers, but that you probably wouldn't want to.
Look, it is true that the pores of the premium paper are tighter (less ink bleed, better clarity) and the paper is thicker and more white (better color) but if you don't need it for quality prints from your digital camera or presentations for a project you'd be doing everyone a favor by using the recylced paper. Maybe toss the recylced in one tray and the premium in the other so you can switch depending on the job.
So far I'm one ream in (printing on both sides) of 100% recycled paper with an HP LaserJet 1012 and have had no problems with performance, clogging, etc. I will report back if this changes but I don't expect that it will.
For the record here is how recycled papers help:
30% Recycled "copy" paper
- 30% fewer trees used
- 13% less energy used
- 11% fewer greenhouse gas emissions
- 14% less water used
100% Recycled "copy" paper
- 100% fewer trees used
- 43% less energy used
- 36% fewer greenhouse gas emissions
- 49% less water used
Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on May 11, 2007 12:46 PM