SUSTAINABILITY
Printing is going green, so here's where to learn about the many sustainable printing programs and
sourcing options (including SFI, FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody certified) available to printers and how
printing industry companies are marketing their green printing efforts as well as reducing their costs.
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Group Certification Makes FSC Affordable for In-plants
A brand new organization has been formed, dedicated to helping in-plants obtain economically affordable and administratively feasible FSC certification. Print...
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Justifying Paper Certification
Invariably in a plane or at a hotel I'll get into the typical "So what do you do?" conversation with... -
Is Digital Media Worse for the Environment than Print?
Public opinion polls show that concern about the environment rises and falls based on the state of the economy and... -
Paper has a Head Start - the Public Ought to Know
We are bombarded with slogans like “Go paperless - Go Green,” “Paper kills trees” and other negative and misleading messages...
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Paper is Getting a Bad Rap
Today, many printers have some type of chain-of-custody certification. Some, because they think it is the right thing to do...
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A Negative Tipping Point for FSC Certification
I believe that FSC certification in the commercial printing and marketing communications industry has hit a negative tipping point. By...
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Greener or Later
Baby On Board signs. Hypercolor T-shirts. Snooki. Some fads should be left in the past (even though, technically,... -
Solar Power : Solar Has Printers Juiced
Testimonies from two printers—Presswrite Printing and Lithographix Inc.—that recently made the decision to stop leaning on “the grid” for 100...
More On Sustainability
Guest Column : Being ‘Green’ Not a Priority?
November 2010
There's a new element in the quality formula for products and services of all kinds (including books and magazines): sustainability....
Local Printer Claims Going ‘Green’ Doesn't Decrease Quality
November 17, 2010Many area companies see the benefits of bringing sustainability to the fore of their operations, both economically and in terms of public relations. Take Ram...
Phoenix Press : Little Wind Goes Long Way
August 2010
Brothers Brian and Kevin Driscoll, co-owners of New Haven, CT-based Phoenix Press, could not help but be excited about their new 156-foot wind turbine. The...
Serigraph Uses Biological Filters to Cleanse the Air
September 24, 2010To cleanse the air of pollutants from its printing plant, Serigraph Inc. first turned to horse manure. The West Bend (WI) printer set up a...
Print Books vs. e-Books
August 11, 2010How do new-fangled digital and old-fashioned print books measure up against green criteria? The main components of printed books are paper and ink. On average,...
Get Your Green On
May 2010
Green is the new black. But is that shade of green lightening? Steve Vogel, marketing specialist of De Pere, Wisconsin-based Independent Printing Company has...
Understanding the New FSC Labels
June 30, 2010The June PaperSpecs webinar “Understanding the New FSC Labels” could have been called “Everything You Wanted to Know about the New FSC Labels But Were...
Washington State University: Ever Green
March 2010
A school located in the southeastern part of the Evergreen State might be expected to maintain a green state of mind. So, it's not surprising...
Big Impact: Green Strategies for Smaller Printers
April 1, 2010There's a perception — especially among some smaller printers — that sustainability programs are expensive and time consuming. Think again. “Sustainability is more than using...
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Releases New Standard
February 2010Sustainable Forestry Initiative released a new forest certification standard supporting sustainable forest management. The result of an 18-month public review, the new SFI 2010-2014 Standard...
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