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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
(In February, Marty Kauls published the following post on the Graphic Systems blog. He has given us permission to reprint it here as part of our discussion of PrintUV and UV printing.) A few weeks ago, I came across Darren Gapen’s blog post UV Printing: Can You Afford Not to Make ...Friday, March 12th, 2010
Dana Alan, vice president of sales for Bentley Graphic Communications, tells how she and her company originally got involved in sustainable print. Like many others, it was customer interest that got her started. Bentley Graphic Communications is a high quality, sheet fed offset printer specializing in UV printing.Thursday, March 4th, 2010
PaperSpecs recently published a great post to clarify chain of custody certification - what it is and what it isn't. Here's what Sabine Lenz, founder of PaperSpecs, had to say: “This is a sham,” Cynthia was up in arms, “A friend told me that there actually might not be any FSC-certified ...Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Washington DC Ward 3 Council member Mary M. Cheh printed that disclaimer on her constituent newsletters after an opponent took a jab at her for not practicing what she preached. The council had imposed "extreme" green measures on small businesses, according to D.C. Republican Committee Chairman Bob Kabel and ...Monday, March 1st, 2010
Last spring we took a close look at ecoEnvelopes, and talked to founder Ann DeLaVergne to learn more about her path to success bringing a new product to market. Seven years and seven patents later, ecoEnvelopes is available as an alternative to a reply envelope. But what about corrugated boxes? Why ...Friday, February 26th, 2010
PaperSpecs recently broadcast a terrific Webinar on Alternative Papers - if you missed it you can view the archived version here - and the discussion got pretty hot about the use of plastics – namely Category 3 “PVC or Vinyl” and Category 7 “Other” - for making paper. Here's what Sabine ...Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) sells printing and imaging products and solutions in more than 150 countries and reported $3.9 billion in revenue in 2009. By designing with the environment in mind, Lexmark engineers products and packaging to reduce impacts in production and chooses materials with the widest range of ...Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
The U. S. Postal Service recycled more than 200,000 tons of paper, plastics, and other waste in 2009. And the organization claims that represents a decrease in its greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 1.67 million barrels of oil. That's a good thing! The USPS' recycling enthusiasm may have gotten ...Monday, February 15th, 2010
How many times a day does this happen? Someone somewhere is typing away finishing up a document and pushes "print" to make a hard copy. The printer lights blink, the print heads start moving back and forth, and - suddenly - the printer starts to shudder and strange noises come out ...Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
It is not enough that we print on recycled paper; each printed piece should be recyclable in turn. At drupa 2008, de-inking of digitally printed paper became a hot potato. On Print CEO Andy Tribute clarified the issue by presenting comments from INGEDE - the International Association of the Deinking Industry. ...
