Printing
Policy and Goals:
As stated in King County's Sustainable Purchasing Executive Policy (CON 7-22-EP),
- Purchase 100% recycled content copy paper
- Reduce copy paper consumption by 35% by 2020 over 2010 numbers
- Print double-sided copies
Choose
- lowers its Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
- uses biobased inks
- prints on recycled content paper and other media (i.e. polypropelene, cotton)
- owns ENERGY STAR certified machines
Avoid
- virgin paper
- petroleum inks
- inks with high VOC
- vinyl
An EPA checkmark indicates a certification or standard is recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Conservatree: History of paper and list of environmentally preferable papers
Environmental Defense Fund: Paper Calculator
European Printing Ink Association: Environmental Impact of Printing Inks
Contact Us
Phone: 206-263-9400
TTY Relay: 711
Fax: 206-296-7676