2008 Schaeffer Environmental Award Recognizes Marilyn Jones
Throughout her 35 years as a printer, Jones has used her own resources and initiative to ensure that others learn of the many ways a firm can print responsibly, honoring the environment as well as the health and well-being of the persons who produce printed product. She was involved in the development of the Great Printers Project, the first team in the nation seeking to create a business environment conducive to pollution prevention for the entire printing industry. Consolidated Printing became the first printing company in Illinois to achieve Great Printer status in 1997. The company then produced a film with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), and Jones and other Consolidated Printing employees traveled the state with IEPA representatives to raise awareness of the Project among printers.