Sandy Alexander’s wide- and grand-format printing facility in Clifton, NJ, has been certified by the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership. The company expects the certification to have a positive impact on its business through an increase in sales and an even greater focus on sustainability.
In the three-minute video, Fast Company Managing Editor Allegra Lagani shares how her magazine transitioned to recycled paper and improved its reputation with its readers and advertisers. “Fast Company: Obstacles and Opportunities” gives an in-depth look into how the magazine is leading the way in environmental publishing through its commitment to recycled paper.
Tucked behind a thick patch of trees, Parisleaf Printing and Design might not even be seen by passersby. But if you spend enough time in Gainesville (FL), you will be sure to see its work, as more local businesses are choosing the year-old firm because of its focus on the environment.
For every order, the company plants a minimum of ten trees, effectively producing more than what is consumed. Working with local and global organizations, Parisleaf planted 7,000 trees in 2011.
Parisleaf also uses soy—and vegetable—based inks for all of its printing, as well as 100 percent wind power for the production
The printed newspaper is, on average, a more ecological news media than an online service. This conclusion is based on a comparison of the environmental impacts of one hour of consumption of each media channel. However, taking into account actual usage volume and consumption hours at the current level, the annual environmental impacts of print media generally outweigh those of a corresponding online service.
President/CEO of The John Roberts Co. and an accomplished industry veteran, Michael Keene has lead the company with an innovative vision and commitment to environmental protection. He’s here to share the company’s unique story and offer insight on its sustainable operations.
Paper recycling lacks the sexiness of a new press. Ever get jealous about the size of your competitor's baler? Didn't think so. Sure, it is a necessary evil, but if your shop prides itself on quality and attention to detail, then you can't short-arm your paper handling system requirements.
The $2.7 million project will allow Hagadone to contribute excess energy produced back to the Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) grid, and is expected to pay for itself in about six years, saving Hagadone more than $160,000 in electricity costs in the first year alone.
The 1,408-panel array spreads across 25,000 square feet of existing roof space at Hagadone’s building on 274 Puuhale Road in Honolulu to power a quarter of the energy used by its administrative and printing operations.
Hagadone also underwent a state-of-the art energy retrofit of its building that included switching to a new type of frictionless chiller
The “National Geographic: Practice What You Print” campaign will have its official kickoff Oct. 12, and people will be encouraged to show their support of National Geographic switching to partially recycled paper. “It’s hypocritical for National Geographic to not use recycled paper,” said Paige Milch, 19, an elementary education sophomore at UF (University of Florida, Gainesville).
“National Geographic has inspired such environmentalism, yet they are not printing on recycled paper.”
Milch organized the National Geographic campaign for the UF campus through her internship with Student Public Interest Research Group. The campaign will also take place on campuses across the nation.
Google launched its Google Catalogs app this week with a shiny coat of greenwash. “A Greener Way to Shop” proclaims the new product’s promotional page, providing no substantiation for the claim. “With Google Catalogs, you can subscribe to paperless versions of all your favorite catalogs,” the page states.
Oh, so switching to information that's stored in energy-sucking data centers and then transmitted over the coal-fired Internet to devices containing a variety of toxic materials is environmentally sustainable simply because it involves no paper—a recyclable product made mostly from renewable materials? C’mon, Google, a sophisticated company that has put so much effort
Paper recyclers have long dealt with this hodgepodge of paper types. But in recent years, they have faced a new challenge: ink from digital printing presses. Changes in the way some paper is printed have mills concerned that they could be forced to alter how they scrub recovered paper of unwanted ink.
Recyclers’ concerns are still mostly about the future. That’s because analog methods such as offset printing still dominate the newspaper and magazine printing industry, the source of most recycled paper. “By some estimates, more than 95% of the 50 to 60 trillion commercial printed pages are still being printed
