There was a time
not long ago when a new computer purchase came with an offer to receive a free printer.
Those days may be gone for good, according to Education News.
The online
publication produced a graphic that shows industry
revenue for printers falling by an average of 5.5% each year since 2008 and
demand for paper steadily declining since 2006. In addition, the graphic shows
the cost of printer ink and claims that cutting paper consumption by 10% in the
United States would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.6 million tons, or the
same amount as taking nearly 300,000 cars off the roads.