Environment
Focusing on your footprint
Some printers have already set about reducing carbon emissions, but legislation will now make it compulsory for those that have yet to. Philip Chadwick investigates
Closing the loop
Printers are going to need to cut their carbon output as clients' demands for greener print increase, says Noli Dinkovski
Know your regulation
Catherine Wilson and Jamie Kunz, of ENDS Legal Compliance Manager, highlight some of the forthcoming legislation deadlines that printers need to familiarise themselves with
Top green tips
PrintWeek readers reveal their best bits of advice for improving your environmental profile
Gmund introduces eco logo
Gmund has launched an eco certification logo that it said could help customers prove their products are of a high environmental standard.
Brown reveals plans for paperless society within four years
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced plans to create a paperless society by delivering job centre, passport, driving licence and benefit administration online over the next four years.
UPM says biofuel presents 'huge opportunity' for group's future
UPM's general manager Will Oldham has described the company as "lean and fit" for the future, and highlighted the "huge opportunity" that biomass presents for the industry.
ACT becomes ISO 14001 certified
Large-format print and display company ACT has become ISO 14001 certified after implementing waste separation, utility monitoring and recycling initiatives.
KBA claims new dryers halve power consumption
KBA has announced a new VariDry Blue infrared/hot air dryer for its range of large-format Rapida presses.
HP claims solvent has reached end of life with latex focus for Fespa
HP has said that environmentally unfriendly solvent inks are "going to die" as it prepares for Fespa 2010 with "a lot of latex".