There are lots of tools out there that help you make web pages ink-friendly (and therefore eco-friendly), but they often require that you use a particular browser. But then there are a few tools that work regardless of your browser or the page you're trying to print, and they couldn't be easier to use.

Textise

One of the fastest ways to convert a web page to a text-only page is Textise. To use the service, just paste the URL into the site and it will convert it all to basic text.

This is really useful if you want to print out an article but get rid of images, ads, and any other extras that will use more paper -- and more toner. One con to using a site like Textise is that all text on the page will be included, so you'll have to delete extraneous text like words that appear in the menu.

With Textise you can customize how the text appears, the font color, the font type, and the font size, and can also share a shortened URL to the page you've converted.

If you prefer more structure and control, you can opt for a tool like Print Friendly. Enter the URL and Print Friendly will reduce the page to a basic format while retaining images associated with the page.

The great thing about Print Friendly is that you can selectively remove images, paragraphs, and sentences. You can also save pages as PDFs. If you are a Chrome user, you could also install the extension to convert pages with one click.

How do you make sure you keep your printing eco-friendly? Let us know in the comments.