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Here's a good question from Futureaunt:
I need to buy a (low-volume) home printer and want to make the most environmentally responsible choice. I promise I will avoid printing whenever possible. And I will print on both sides, even if I have to manually feed it. And I will find out how to refill my own ink cartridges if possible. And I already got my old, dead printer recycled. Given that, does anyone have recommendations?
My goal is to get something:
Honestly, I'd like to see a printer company come out with ecologically friendly inks. I don't think that the ink that you can get for them (refilling them yourself or not) is that great for the environment.
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I went with a laser printer. The ink won't dry out since it is already in powder form. I've had my printer for 4 years and am still running on the original cartridge it came with.
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We installed a continuous ink system in our Epson printer well over a year ago and have only recently had to buy bottles of refill ink. The initial outlay is a little expensive but after that it's only $10aus for 100ml of ink. I no longer curb my printing due to price or excessive cartridge consumption. I'm sure they have something similar in the US.
http://www.rihac.com.au/index.php?cPath=26
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