Plastic 'paper' printer

(Photo: BBC) Toshiba (Japan) has developed a new type of printer, the B-SX8R, specialized in plastics used for printing paper can be reused 500 times.

The printed paper is made of a plastic called PET, which is used to make resinous plastic bottles, which are coated with chemicals that are sensitive to heat.

Under varying temperature conditions, paper can turn white or black and therefore can be easily erased and reprinted. Printer B-SX8R the machine environmentally friendly because it can reduce the amount of CO ₂ emitted during operation, only about 1.5 kg of CO ₂ compared with 6.5 kg of CO ₂ in the average laser printer often.