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type: faq
title: "Does digital printing produce less waste than offset printing?"
description: "For short runs, yes. Digital printing skips the plate-making and press setup (makeready) that offset requires, and that setup is where a lot of offset pape"
resource: https://www.4over4.com/faqs/general/does-digital-printing-produce-less-waste-than-offset-printing
tags: ["Marketing Materials", "faq"]
timestamp: 2026-07-20T18:54:40.856Z
---

# Does digital printing produce less waste than offset printing?

For short runs, yes. Digital printing skips the plate-making and press setup (makeready) that offset requires, and that setup is where a lot of offset pape

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