Ink
Published on Nov 18, 2015
Vegetable based ink quality and sustainability
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Ink
Vegetable Based Inks & the Environment
Choosing the best ink option for workers & the environment:
What are the options?
Soy, Other Vegetable Oils, or Petroleum
how can this impact the world?
Renewable Resources vs. Non Renewable Resources
Petroleum Based Ink
Disadvantages & Advantages
Disadvantages:
- Petroleum based vehicle and pigment
- Non renewable resource
- Contributing to pollution (VOCs)
- Cleaner / solvents are also bad
- Largely imported
Advantages:
- Faster dry time
- Lower cost
- Already widely used
- No new equipment needed
Soy Ink
Disadvantages & Advantages
Disadvantages:
- Soy is only the vehicle
- Pigment is still petroleum
- There are still VOCs
- High demand crop
- not good on coated paper
Disadvantages (Continued)
- Cannot be used with personal printers
- Cannot be used with ball point pens
- Slower dry time
- Higher Cost
Advantages:
- Bright / clear quality
- Lower VOCs
- Less petroleum used
- Healthier solvents / cleaners needed
- Good with recycled paper
Advantages (continued):
- Renewable resource
- Less pigment and total ink needed
- Can be locally grown instead of imported
Vegetable Inks
(Other Than Soy)
Disadvantages:
- Not good with metallic & fluorescent colors
- IF palm oil is used - rainforest destruction
Advantages:
- Made from linseed, tung, castor, canola, safflower oils
- Renewable resource
- These vegetable oils can be locally grown
- Low VOCs (can be blended for better quality)
- Bright / clear quality & good with recycled paper
Which is better?
"Less Bad" Does Not Mean Good
Locally Grown Vegetable Ink
Organic & Local is Best Option for Environment & Workers
