Saving Trees

We print a lot and recycle a lot too! Based on our recycling initiatives and calculations from Shred-it Corporation, we save about 6,500 trees each year. We are incredibly careful to maximize every bit of paper we work with to reduce the amount we recycle. In fact, that is one of the approaches we take that allows for our prices to be so low.

As a part of our effort to reduce paper usage and waste in our internal administrative activities, we also save more than 30 trees a year by virtue of office paper recycling, and increased use of paperless communication methods.

In addition to the paper we collect and recycle, most all the papers we use for printing are recycled.

Clean Manufacturing

Our commitment to green printing pushes us to look for eco-friendly alternatives throughout our pressroom operations and communication processes.

• We use alcohol-free dampening solutions
• We recycle 100% of our excess paper
• Our aqueous coatings are water-based with low-ammonia emission
• We have implemented a completely digital workflow
• We operate without using photo chemicals
• We recycle our used aluminum printing plates
• We have a paperless internal communication process
• Our inks are high-quality, eco-friendly inks like vegetable-based inks instead of petroleum-based inks

Energy Efficiency

Our environmentally friendly printing facility is constructed entirely from renewable and recyclable materials--brick, block, stone, and concrete--which makes for an energy efficient structure and helps reduce heat loss and regulate temperatures.

Before we moved into our facility, we recycled and replaced the lighting with fluorescent lighting--two hundred 400-Watt metal halide lamps with 250-Watt bulbs. In 2011, we replaced all overhead lighting with T8 technology—which is over 20% more energy-efficient than T12 and uses fewer materials. We replaced and recycled our aging HVAC systems--and recycled the excess refrigerants--with new units with a SEER of 14 or higher.