Three ways to show we care about our forests.
Ever since the recycling symbol appeared, more and more paper products have been recycled. Today, there are other symbols to look for when you shop for paper products: the symbols of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) and
Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI®) mean that the product has paper content from sustainable forests.
February 12, 2009 - 9:16 AM
You’ve probably noticed that green is everywhere these days, in the news, politics, fashion and even technology. Many current customers are asking in what ways “a partnership” with Design Printing could provide a higher level of environmental responsibility.
Design Printing has become one of the few printers in California to be specifically certified to hold both FSC and SFI chain of custody certificates. We are now able to offer environmentally licensed logos that show your company’s concern to the future of our forests!
January 6, 2009 - 9:13 AM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency definition of VOCs is published in the Code of Federal Regulations.
It defines VOCs as "any compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and
ammonium carbonate, which participates in atmospheric photochemical
reactions," but also includes a list of dozens of exceptions for
compounds "determined to have negligible photochemical reactivity.
November 29, 2007 - 3:45 PM
Every where you look there is some form of printed material in your life that sooner or later has to be recycled or end up in a landfill unfortunately. Our hopes would always be to be recycled. But that isn’t always the case. There are situations where the opportunity to recycle has not been addressed. At Design Printing LA probably the first words out of our mouth when starting a project with our clients is “what kind of Recycled Stock were you thinking about to print this on?” or “can we suggest a recycled paper for you to use?”
There are so many varieties and most people don’t even know they are holding recycled paper in their hands unless its obvious like a newspaper.
So on your next project, let us help you stay green.
November 28, 2007 - 2:58 PM
Vegetable-based printing ink is made with vegetable oil, such as soybean or corn oil,
as a substitute for petroleum.
Vegetable-based inks significantly reduce the amount of VOCs (volatile organic
compounds) released into the air during printing. When the Los Angeles Times switched to
soy-based ink, they reduced their VOC emissions by 200 tons per year and won an air
quality award from South Coast Air Quality Management District.
While vegetable oils are a renewable resource, the pigment suspended in those oils is
an often toxic ingredient for which there are few substitutes. Certain colors of ink, even
vegetable-based ink, contain heavy-metal pigments like cadmium, barium, and copper, which
are associated with various health hazards. If you choose colored ink, ask the printer for
a color without heavy metals.
November 24, 2007 - 3:56 PM
- White paper is usually the most recyclable.
- Avoid fluorescent and goldenrod paper.
- Avoid plastic covers and bindings.
Ask for Recycled Paper. Help complete the recycling loop. Recycled paper may cost a bit more, but you can
offset these costs by preventing waste printing fewer copies and fitting more words on
each page. Remember to ask about the recycled content and the postconsumer content of the
paper. Fifty percent postconsumer means that half of the paper is made of materials that were
consumed and recycled. If the postconsumer content of recycled paper is not specified, it
is probably made from manufacturing wastes which have not made a complete loop.
Look for "Tree-Free" Paper. Alternative fibers such as kenaf, cereal straw, and sugar beet pulp are used to make
beautiful paper. Some sources are: Tree Free EcoPaper (800)775-0225, or visit
the CIWMB website.
November 19, 2007 - 3:57 PM
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