Question from Martha
Do you know of a home printer that does not offgas when in use?
Lisa’s Answer
All printers will offgas. In addition to off-gassing, printers can emit particles into the air which is also harmful. Always use a printer in a well-ventilated area, keep it away from your bedroom, and use a high quality air purifier.
Here is a helpful resource to identify less harmful electronics. Look for “gold” level printers that score highly on reducing environmentally sensitive materials.
I now have my printer out in the garage and bring my laptop there when I need to print something out. I leave while it is printing and come back later after the off-gassing has had a chance to reduce.
I’m also trying to not print as much as possible for environmental reasons in addition to health reasons, just saving pages as a pdf.
And I don’t use WiFi for health reasons also, just hard-wired connections between laptop and printer.