Recycled Paper Use Recycled paper is sometimes blamed for cases of excessive jamming. More often than not, it is the machine that needs adjusting. When paper is truly at fault, the issue is quality, whether the paper has recycled content or not. Depending upon the copier speed, Energy Star either requires or recommends a 30 second recovery time from low-power mode. This is a small compromise for the benefits of saving energy and extending the life of the copier.
Some manufacturers offer duplexing capability as options on lower-speed copiers.
At least 17 manufacturers offer models that comply with Energy Star requirements. For some makes, it is often not much more expensive to upgrade to a faster model that includes duplexing as a standard feature than to buy a slower model and pay for duplexing as an add-on feature. Any extra costs for duplex capability should be balanced with savings in paper costs from regular use of this feature. Even greater savings can be realized in postage and storage costs, since documents copied on both sides mean fewer sheets to mail or store. Energy Star compliant copiers typically cost no more to buy than comparable models without power-management features.