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Friday, November 28th, 2008
Highlighted in BusinessWest, The Business Journal of Western Massachusetts, Hadley Printing is not shy about letting people know that they are a green business. Profiled in this week's edition, Greg Derosiers admits that Hadley Printing’s new marketing slogan "is somewhat bold and a tad presumptuous." "Short of putting a wind turbine ...Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Whether you agree with Greenpeace on their politics or their actions, or not, the Green Electronics Guide (PDF 1.2 MB) does provide some food for thought when considering the purchase of a new phone, computer or TV. The Greenpeace website notes: First launched in August 2006, the Guide ranks the leaders of ...Monday, November 24th, 2008
PRINT UV, Las Vegas, March 8-10, 2009 Users of UV printing technology tell me that when you compare it to conventional printing technology, there are many environmental benefits, including: Conventional inks dry by means of exposure to heated air from natural gas-fired ovens. Not only is this costly and inefficient, but oven ...Friday, November 21st, 2008
Xerox is doing something new with toner and it's taking 150,000 gallons to do it. Well, truth be told, Xerox is installing six 25,000 gallon tanks in its EA (emulsion aggregation) toner plant in Webster, NY to produce a new Ultra Low-Melt EA Toner. The new toner melts at a temperature that ...Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Contributed by Gary Conner I've yet to meet a baby boomer who hasn't seen Monty Python's movie where the inhabitants of a castle catapult a cow toward an invading military force. While the image is familiar, most people do not know that it is based on a real event that happened in ...Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
It doesn't have to cost lots of money to implement green initiatives! GreenBiz.com's Sarah Fister Gale, offered eight ways to go green inexpensively. Here are the highlights, but you don't want to miss the entire article: Get a Baseline: You can't reduce what you don't measure. Dumpster Dive: If you want people to think ...Monday, November 17th, 2008
Take a good look throughout your operation; I'm sure there are boxes of items that can be recycled tucked away in corners. Batteries, CDs, DVDs, fluorescent tubes, electronics - don't worry, mail 'em. Battery Solutions sells boxes that you can fill up with batteries (both rechargeable and non-rechargeable), cell phones, PDAs, ...Thursday, November 13th, 2008
INCITE/INSIGHT 2008 - Addressing the significance of green design AIGA Chicago presents Incite/Insight, an opportunity for Chicago designers to hear insights into green design, inciting thought, discussion and new ideas. (More info/registration) Melanie Wiesenthal, art director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and Peter Fine, assistant professor of Graphic Design at New Mexico ...Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
WhatTheyThink Going Green is here to help our readers achieve their goal of being a more environmentally friendly operation. Lean manufacturing principles are also green manufacturing principles; here is a book that tells you not only what to do, but how to do it. Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop, Second ...Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
DuPont Packaging Graphics* has published two environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies that show it is possible to reduce non-renewable energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by switching from gravure to flexo printing for packaging. In its coverage, Packaging News reports that: The use of flexo process alone results in approximately 50% ...
