Steps to Reduce Publishing's Environmental Impact.

The article offers a look at strategies that can help reduce the environmental impact of the publishing sector. Each ton of postconsumer recycled freesheet that replaces a ton of virgin fiber saves 24 trees and reduces greenhouse gas emission by 37%. Another option is to reduce trim size, and evaluate the weight of the paper being used for each project to see if a lighter-weight paper would be suitable. It is best to print with vegetable-based inks that contain less than 5% volatile organic compounds (VOC).