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Finding the right Eco Binder for You
March 31, 2010
Written By: Ken

You are looking at stocking your office or home with recycled eco friendly binders and may be a bit confused about what exactly you need. The big box stores sell binders based on spine size, which is irrelevant unless you only have 1 inch of space left in your house and don't care how much paper goes in the binder.

What you need to know is ring size, ring shape and paper size.  In the US, the standard paper size is 8.5" x 11".  This is not true in the rest of the world, so when buying binders for friends and relatives abroad look up their standard sizes.

A D-Ring (as seen below) hold more paper than a O-Ring, in part because the paper sits flat on the D side of the ring.  We use D-rings because they are more efficient and require less over-all space to store the same amount of paper.

Sizing eco friendly 3-ring binders - Naked Binder

Sizing 3-ring Eco Binders is easy if you have a little information.

Naked Binder offers four different ring sizes

1" D-ring holds up to 220 sheets of paper, 25 to a case

1.5" D-ring holds up to 350 sheets of paper, 18 to a case

2" D-ring holds up to 450 sheets of paper, 15 to a case

2.5" D-ring holds up to 550 sheets of paper, 12 to a case


 

Sizing a Recycled Eco 3-ring  binder - Naked Binder

 

How do you measure a ring size?

The flat side of a D-ring is part you measure when figuring out ring size.  If you are currently using a round ring, you measure the diameter from top to bottom.

 

 

 


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