Environmental

The fact is printing is going green by itself, ever more knowledgeable consumers demand less environmentally damaging products. As printing companies up-grade their presses and peripheral machinery, technological developments lessen the environmental impact.

It is a myth that making paper destroys forests – 90% of deforestation is caused by unsustainable agricultural practices. Forests in Europe, where 94% of the paper we use comes from, are 30% bigger than in 1950.

A well managed forest, used and re-planted, absorbs more carbon dioxide than a mature forest of older trees.

Paper and print is one of the few materials that can be completely recycled

The easiest way for you, the consumer, to act more environmentally friendly, is to specify recycled paper. Here are just three reasons for using recycled paper:

• Producing recycled paper uses up to 70% less energy than virgin paper, as well as using far less water - Source Friends of the Earth
• Reduce landfill - using recycled paper stops waste paper going to landfill. Landfills are a source of methane gas, which are a contributor to global warming. What is equally important is that landfill sites are rapidly becoming full, and fewer new sites are available.
• Using recycled paper is an efficient use of resources and protects old growth forests from logging. Placing less strain on global forest resources and reduces the amount of virgin pulp required. Although forests are increasingly managed in a sustainable way there is a need to reduce wastage by using more recycled content

There is now an enormous choice of recycled paper - ranging from paper that has around 50% up to 100% recycled fibre, the balanced of fibre being virgin pulp commonly used brands of recycled papers are 9 lives, Revive & Greencoat, which all have, silk, gloss and uncoated within their range.

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