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Article: Black-and-white printing goes green with soy toner
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- AP Worldstream
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- April 22, 2009
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Every time you print out a page on a laser printer you are using toner made from petroleum-based products. Now there is a greener choice that shows promise: a toner product derived from soybean oil.
While some customers might be wary, potential benefits are clear. It's easier to recycle paper printed with soy. And perhaps more important in a sour economy, soy toners can cost less than the standard alternative. Soybeans are a renewable resource whose price is likely to be more stable than that of oil.
Newspaper, magazine and book publishers have shifted to soy-based ink in recent years.
Early results suggest soy toners work as advertised. In a recent test involving ...