Environment

Contact Originators passes Flint FlexoExpert programme

Packaging origination and graphics management firm Contact Originators has passed Flint Group’s FlexoExpert certification programme, having become the first beta customer to participate in the scheme...

BrunelPrint claims carbon neutral first

Bristol-based BrunelPrint has claimed to have become the first printer in the country to offer carbon neutral printing for no extra cost to all customers on all jobs.

Star product: Denmaur Independent Papers Revive

Revive is a recycled paper range available from Denmaur Independent Papers in nine options, four finishes and a grammage range from 54-350gsm.

Weighing up your options in the great green paper debate

Twenty years ago forests around the world were in crisis: more than 200 million hectares were lost between 1980 and 1995 in developing countries alone. In response to this alarming trend, the Forest...

FSC-certified products to be used at Olympics and Paralympics

Millions of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified products will be used at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Fuji platemaking facility goes wind-powered

Fujifilm has bolstered its eco credentials by making one of its production facilities 100% wind-powered.

James Cropper recycling plant featured on BBC programe

The recycling plant of paper manufacturer James Cropper appeared on BBC One’s War on Waste last night, a documentary hosted by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

Two Sides reports improvements but incorrect public print perceptions remain

A survey by paper and print advocacy group Two Sides has found that in the past five years, consumers are responding more positively to print, but misconceptions remain over sustainability.

Ensure you keep your staff out of the danger zone

On the whole, print has a reasonably good safety record. According to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) annual statistics, the printing sector has a lower accident rate than associated...

Education boosts perception of print

The paper industry is out to bust a myth: that it is imperilling the environment by destroying forests in order to boost profits.