DVDs, blank CDs, blu-ray discs, and other recordable media are great.
Unfortunately, no matter how useful and efficient they are, they still pose an environmental risk since they're made of plastic and other non-biodegradable materials.
The same can be said for disc equipment and disc packaging materials.
Amaray DVD cases and jewel cases will never decompose.
So, every time you turn to DVD duplication, you are adding to the environmental pollution.
There are many ways on how to be responsible and eco-friendly when purchasing CDs, DVDs, disc equipment and disc packaging materials.
Here are a few suggestions.
· Opt for thinner discs - There are manufacturers today that press DVDs and blank CDs thinner than the regular ones.
These eco-friendly products are only half the normal weight and the thickness.
Therefore, they use less energy to melt them and less plastic to produce them.
You don't have to worry about their quality, though.
They stay as durable as regular CDs and DVDs.
· Find slimmer Amaray cases - Thinner Amaray cases are lighter and use less plastic as well.
Shipping them in bulk also becomes less costly.
You can use a lesser amount of smaller boxes, less packaging tape to pack them.
Shipping also costs you less postage.
In the long run, these little changes will have a large effect.
· Thinner CD jewel cases are great - Jewel cases for burned CDs and blank CDs come in slim or slightly thicker versions.
The slimmer kind does not have an extra tray.
You can consider using the slimmer cases instead of the standard kind.
In fact, these slimmer use 40% less plastic than the normal type.
Now that's a huge difference.
· No more colored cases - There are DVD amaray cases that come in different colors, such as orange, yellow, blue, pink, white, and blue.
Pretty as they might be, they aren't very eco-friendly.
These colored cases come from "virgin plastics", since they need to undergo coloring.
This is why they cost two to three times more than black cases, which are made from recycled plastics.
· Turn to recycled paper products - If you can do away with the plastics, do it.
Stick to paper sleeves or envelopes for your CDs.
Be creative with these materials; sketch designs, splash some watercolor paint on them, or even put cool stickers on the front.
Release your artistic side! We cannot NOT completely do away with recordable media and duplication; a lot of businesses and daily processes rely on these compact materials The best thing we can do is to minimize the damages.
These easy ideas will be helpful.