As I am looking at sustainability and the design industry, I thought it might be useful to look at the place of my work placement and see what they are doing to help the environment and what changes they are doing...
"Our business works because we're as efficient as possible. We use as few resources as we can. Fewer resources mean less waste. But we're never content...
All our processes are constantly refined to ensure that we minimise waste. What waste we do produce, we separate into seventeen distinct streams for easy recycling or reprocessing. We compact all of our waste paper to minimise transportation, prior to being recycled. Our printing plates are recycled and our used chemicals are disposed of responsibly.
We use vegetable-based inks, pumped straight from large drums, rather than smaller cartridges in wasteful packaging. And talking of packaging, we've drastically reduced the volume of waste we pass onto you too. All of our cartons are produced from unbleached board.
This year we're giving you even more choice to do your bit for the environment too. We've introduced many new products printed on 100% recycled paper. Where possible, the rest of our paper stock is made from wood pulp which is Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF). All pulp is sourced from well managed forests, where trees are farmed as crops – just like wheat.
What's more, every order you place contributes to our great big goal of planting 50,000 trees with David Bellamy and Tree Appeal." - Printing.com
This is good to see!
Whilst working in the studio, I did notice that they did recommend the recycled paper to a lot of clients, even if it is a bit more money.
They didn't appear to have a recycling bin in the studio though...
and they did seem to get through a lot of paper.
50,000 Tree Appeal
"You've helped us plant 25,000 trees so far. Well done! Together we've collectively helped improve the natural beauty of our landscapes and created habitats for a whole host of birds, mammals and insects. We don't think we should stop there and with your help, we'd like to double our target and plant a massive 50,000 trees.
That's not all. We also want to encourage local schools to make the most of their grounds by planting trees. This helps create woodland habitat, increases bio-diversity and, most importantly, provides an excellent learning resource - planting trees, watching them grow, seeing how wildlife is encouraged and charting the changing seasons and weather.
We need your help... Our partners Tree Appeal will plant a tree for every 8 orders we receive. You can make a difference by choosing us for your leaflets, stationery, posters and other printing and telling your friends about our Trees For Schools campaign and nominating your school. Help us reach our target of planting 50,000 trees!" - Printing.com
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