What They Think, November 2008
Print UV - A Green(er) Printing Process
By Gail Nickel-Kailing -- What They Think, 11/24/2008
American Printer, September 2008
Environmental Awards - Mercer Color wins an environmental award
American Printer, 9/1/2008
What They Think, July 2008
Before greenwashing becomes a federal offense
By Gail Nickel-Kailing -- What They Think, 7/14/2008
Graphics Arts Online, June 2008
Sparks Fly at Green Conference
By Bill Esler -- Graphic Arts Online, 6/20/2008
Graphics Arts Online, May 2008
Mills Fear Inkjet Won't Recycle
By Mark Vruno -- Graphic Arts Online, 5/1/2008
American Printer, April 2008
Making the green scene - What made Mercer Color want to become a green printer.
By Katherine O'Brien--American Printer, 4/1/2008
INGEDE Press Release, January 2008
Inkjet Prints Are Not Deinkable - Newspapers and Direct Mail by Inkjet Head towards Ecological Dead End
By INGEDE, 1/2008
Graphics Arts Online, March 2007
HOW PRINT GOT GREEN - Sustainable operations are good for the environment. But they can be even better for business, as 181 FSC certified printers are learning.
By Lisa Cross, Senior Editor -- graphic arts online, 3/1/2007
The Carbon Neutral Myth Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins
By Kevin Smith, February 2007
BNET Business Network, December 1993
Turning Trash Into Profit - Small enterprises are discovering that what's good for the environment can also help the bottom line - includes information resources and strategies for reducing waste.
By Laura M. Litvan, BNET Business Network, 12/1993
| What we have achieved |
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| 1981- Started to recycle |
| 1985- Started to use recycled paper |
| 1986- Soy or Vegetable based inks |
| 1990- Alcohol Free |
| 1991- Completed digital to film workflow |
| 1992- Land not used for plant or parking is a company garden and farmland |
| 1996- Eliminated the need for aqueous coating to help seal wet ink |
| 1997- Computer to plate |
| 1997- Joined Co-op America |
| 1997- Treat plate developers to remove silver and have PH to 7.5-8.0 |
| 2000- Vegetable based wash up |
| 2001- Inkjet used only for high end proofing |
| 2004- Eliminate daily ink fountain clean up |
| 2005- Less than 35 g/L voc wash up |
| 2006- Decreased or eliminated the need to clean blankets between jobs |
| 2006- Reduced or eliminated use of IR dryers |
| 2006- Eliminated the need to dump fountain tanks |
| 2007- Accepted by the PIA/GATF to be a member of the Sustainable Green Printing Steering Committee. Now called the SGP. |
| 2007- Working on a plan to heat and cool shop with water |
| 2008- Replacing all lighting fixtures with T8 type lights to reduce power use by up to 100 kw per day. |