Environment

Avis Rent A Car will reduce its paper consumption by 100 tonnes a year having decided to discontinue the printing and distribution of customer brochures in the US.

Print-specific waste management company J&G Environmental has landed a significant contract with the KM Group, providing a further boost to its ever-growing customer base.

Paper and pulp leaders are pulling together best practices on improving forest biodiversity in order to set a unique industry standard.

AP Print and Design has joined printing.com in urging schools to join one of the UK's largest carbon offsetting schemes, backed by TV environmentalist David Bellamy.

ESP Colour has added FSC and PEFC accreditation to its growing raft of industry standards and environmental awards.

Howard Smith Paper (HSP) has launched a guide for the print industry to promote the use of sustainably-sourced paper.

ECRM is set to unveil its environmentally friendly polyester platesetter, the DPX 4 Eco, at Drupa this week.

Metso Corporation, the supplier of machinery for the pulp and paper industry, has purchased the shares of Swedish research company Lignoboost for an undisclosed sum.

Magazine and commercial printer Stephens & George Print Group (S&G) received a visit from an MP last week to discuss the company's environmental policy.

Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses UK (MLP UK) has achieved ISO 14001:2004 accreditation, following the implementation of its Environmental Management System.