Earth-friendly, archival, photo-quality

[risingdove]

Do you know anything about earth-friendly ink jet printers, inks, and papers? I'm trying to "green" my business, but I still want excellent rendition of photographs, and archival quality (200+ years with proper storage/display).
I'm probably asking for something impossible to find in a desk-top printer, but I want to try.
By earth-friendly I mean non-polluting, recycled/recyclable, vegetable-based, etc. Used or refurbished equipment would be best.

 

[Jeff]

In my opinion, used or refurbished desktop printers are best left to home users and hobbyists who don't mind spending some time troubleshooting or a glitch here and there. In any kind of professional or print business, I think your ink cost will be many times the cost of the printer, so it just doesn't make sense to go for anything but the best print heads, etc.

 

[risingdove]

Thanks so much for your advice. I will take it to heart.