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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 11th, 2010
Coating Excellence International (CEI), Wrightstown WI, is the latest certified SGP Printer. Sustainable Green Printing Partnership has certified 18 facilities to date. CEI is a leading domestic converter of flexible packaging products, which are produced using clean production technologies, renewable resources, and recyclability making the company a market leader in sustainable ...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 ...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, January 17th, 2010
The authors of Sustainable Print in a Dynamic Global Market point out that the "sustainable future is dependent on the triple bottom line, where environmental, social and economic issues are in balance." It’s been said that “green is the new green,” meaning that it can be profitable to be environmentally responsible." Conducted ...Sunday, January 10th, 2010
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership has certified another SGP printer! Alcom of Harleysville, PA In the last month four printers have received their certification: Alcom, Harleysville, PA MODERNISTIC, Stillwater, MN Minuteman Press, Lawrence KS Consolidated Printing, Chicago, ILWednesday, January 6th, 2010
Congratulations to MODERNISTIC, Stillwater MN, the latest printer to receive certification from the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership. “This certification demonstrates our industry leadership and commitment to continuous improvement.” states Scott Schulte, Co-CEO. “It is an extension of our company slogan: A Better Way Every Day.” Family owned and operated since 1938, ...Friday, December 18th, 2009
Today's quiz, students, contains a few stumpers (ha!) and trick questions. How much to you really know about the environmental impact of magazine publishing - and printing in general? By day, the pseudonymous D. Eadward Tree is a magazine manager dealing with such oh-so-20th Century concerns as printing, paper, and postage ...Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Consolidated Printing is the eleventh printer to become a certified SGP Printer. In addition to the 11 certified SGP Printers, the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership has more than 50 SGP Applicants working through the certification process. Consolidated Printing is a full service commercial printing company located in Chicago, IL.Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Grounded as part of a travel cost reduction program at HP, Tara Agen began to search her local territory for new ideas and opportunities. She joined her local Chamber of Commerce and started thinking more and more about what small and medium-sized businesses were doing to be more environmentally responsible. ...
