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Putting Our Imprint on environmental Stewardship
With critical environmental issues like climate change, deforestation, water contamination and toxic waste making headlines every day, caring for the Earth is not only the right thing to do, but it makes good business sense as well.
Since 1955, our parent company has been dedicated not only to providing our clients with top quality printing and unparalleled customer service, but also to doing everything we can to promote and practice sound, environmental stewardship. The concept of green printing may be new to some, but we have been conscious for many years about our impact on the environment.
Today, we’ve redoubled those efforts to include a wide array of energy-saving, waste-reducing and resource-protecting products, services and initiatives.
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC©) Certification
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC©) Certification, an international nonprofit organization – with members from more than 70 countries worldwide – whose strict principles and standards represent the world’s strongest system for guiding forest management toward sustainable outcomes. Our parent company is proud to be an FSC© Certified printer. |
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) Certification
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) Certification, committed to continually improving sustainable forestry practices in North America based on thirteen objectives that address economic, environmental, cultural and legal issues (including forest management, renewable procurement of wood and fiber, public reporting, continuous improvement, and mitigating illegal logging). Our parent company became an SFI Certified printer in 2008. |
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Chain of Custody (COC) Certification
Chain of Custody (COC) Certification, ensuring and verifying the sources of sustainable paper stocks, from the raw-material stage all the way through processing, manufacturing and distribution. Only COC-certified companies like us are authorized to label products with the FSC© and SFI® trademarks. |
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Vegetable Oil-Based Inks
We utilize the very latest in eco-friendly inks, exceeding U.S. government regulations in containing at least 20% vegetable oil, (most averaging between 25–50%). This includes non-toxic, biodegradable, and renewable ink sources such as soya, linseed, canola, rapeseed, tung, oticica, and many others. |
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In-House Recycling
We proactively recycle many of the materials used during the printing process, including aluminum printing plates and scrap paper. The ink and solvent waste are turned into fuel for concrete kilns. |
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