How well does greener copier paper perform?
Large government buyers (including the State of Vermont, State of Washington, the City of Palo Alto, the U.S. Department of Interior – Headquarters, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Regions 4, 5, 9, and 10, the City of Seattle, and the City of Portland) report good performance on all office machines, including high-speed copiers. Testing new paper on specific equipment and office conditions is recommended regardless of the recycled content of the paper. In the early 1990s, 100% recycled (50% post consumer) paper was available. The paper was brownish gray in color, not archivable, and generally not the quality copier paper office workers expect. Recycled copier papers manufactured today are designed for today’s office machines and their performance is often guaranteed. Both office equipment manufacturers and paper producers seem satisfied with the performance of current greener copier papers.
