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| Environmental resources for printers |
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Making a good impression
Is conventional offset more environmentally friendly than digital printing? Or is it the other way around? By Laurel Brunner |
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Hug a tree
One of the biggest ways in which printers and publishers can make a difference to the environment is through the paper they use. By Nessan Cleary |
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Paper Tigers hear them Roar
Can it really be true, as so many tree huggers believe, that pulp and paper production are major contributors to global warming? By Laurel Brunner |
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Colour Me Carbon
What’s the hottest topic in print these days? Judging by the spate of recent announcements, it’s carbon calculators. By Laurel Brunner |
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Green Grøset Trykk
Fortunately a growing number of printing companies around the world are using their brains and have recognised that green habits are good for business as well as the planet. By Laurel Brunner |
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Pulp facts
Paper is arguably one of the most useful commodities every invented, one that most of us make use of every day, and yet few people know exactly how paper is manufactured. By Clare Taylor |
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The Ultimate Plate
We’ve seen processless plates, and plates with low chemistry requirements, but what about a CTP plate with no coating or chemistry whatsoever? By Laurel Brunner |
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In the wash
De-inking used paper is a major step towards making recycled paper, but can established de-inking processes keep up with advances in printing technology? By Nessan Cleary |
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Computer-to-Plate goes green
Environmental considerations have never played such an important role in CTP. Tony King takes a look at the latest products and asks which is the greenest of them all? |
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The GHG Protocol
This tenth article in the Verdigris series addresses the Greenhouse Gas (or GHG) Protocol - what it is and what it means to the printing industry. By Clare Taylor |
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Implementing a Carbon Strategy
With money getting tighter, now is a good time to look at ways to cut costs. Fortunately for the planet, going green is a great way to do this, but sometimes it’s easier said than done. By Laurel Brunner |
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Let’s Get Wasted
Carbon strategies can come in many shapes and sizes, reflecting different approaches to the challenge of better protecting the environment. By Laurel Brunner |
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Closing the recycling loop
This seventh article in the series examines a number of myths about recycling that are frequently mistaken for facts, particularly when it comes to paper. By Clare Taylor |
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Steps on the Carbon Ladder
Eco-warriors just love the printing industry: all those dead trees, all those stinking solvents. And because of the high volumes and the fleeting value of their content, newspapers are an especially popular target. By Laurel Brunner |
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The last resort
The fifth article in this series addresses Carbon offsetting: a major tool in the fight against man-made climate change, yet it is much maligned with some people calling it a permit to pollute. By Nessan Cleary |
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Sustainability in the print industry
The fourth article in this series examines the recently published PrintCity report on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment, which is available free from the PrintCity Website. By Laurel Brunner |
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Sale and return
The third article in this new series. It’s relatively easy to recycle paper, but what can be done about more complex hard wearing materials such as those commonly used for outdoor signs? By Nessan Cleary |
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Welcome to Verdigris!
This is the first of a regular series of articles looking at all things green for printers. By Laurel Brunner |
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| Printers' moves in support of the environment |
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| Manufacturers' initiatives 2010 (more below) |
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| The Two Sides initiative corner (scroll down) |
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Two Sides nearing 300 members
Industry representative bodies, Picon and BCF, join the campaign and help spread awareness through their own members… |
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| Manufacturers' initiatives to 2009 (Scroll down) |
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Lessening Environmental Impact with Digital Print
HP advances initiatives and solutions supporting sustainability in print communications and becomes the first-ever platinum sponsor of the graphic arts industry’s Sustainable Green Printing Partnership… |
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Ten steps to a greener print shop
The green movement is not a fad and the issue of the environment and keeping in step with environmental concerns is critical to doing business. By Paul Haglich, Bytes Document Solutions |
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Growing Your Business by Going Green
Presstek announces 16-page, fully illustrated white paper on the environmental benefits and economic opportunities afforded by Presstek DI presses… |
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Heidelberg pushes ‘Eco Printing’
For a number of years, Heidelberg has been working on solutions for press development, production and utilisation that will limit the consumption of resources, reduce emissions and cut wastage. By Hide Weißer |
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Heidelberg steps up its environmental commitment
Sustainable Printing - A study by Heidelberg, as a forerunner in environmental protection for over 15 years, confirms that 40 per cent of print shops place great value on environmental protection... |
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