How To Have a More Eco Friendly Print on Demand Business

There are many ways that print on demand is already friendly to the environment. For one thing, there are limited transport costs. Most business models have the products transported from the supplier to the seller and then transported from the seller to the customer. With print on demand part of the journey is cut back and the products are sent direct to the customer.

And there are many print on demand suppliers that have numerous fulfillment centers. Therefore, products can travel less distance, reducing the impact on the environment.

At the same time, products are not printed in mass. They are only printed as needed. Therefore, there are few wasted resources.

Finally, many, like Printful, go to great lengths to reduce waste and use recycled materials. Therefore, you can be sure that there are already steps to improve the products being used.

The next thing is to choose a good print on demand supplier who actively has printers near your main audience. There are ways that you can build on this using some store locking apps that can protect certain pages from being viewed if the audience is based in a country that is far away from the closest fulfillment center that can supply that product. For instance, if you have t-shirts that are only available from centers in the UK, US and Australia, then you can make products that use that base product to be viewed by customers only in those areas. This can reduce the impact caused by international deliveries.

Another thing to do is to look at the suppliers themselves. Many print on demand suppliers are now looking at how they can be more sustainable. Some are using more recycled materials, others are showing where products are being sourced from.

If you’re not sure about the sustainability of a product and would like to have a more eco friendly print on demand set of products, you can always contact the suppliers and see if they can provide you with more information.