Environment


Natural AdCampaign claims compostable film first

A UK company has launched an innovative family of certified biodegradable substrates aimed at backlit and window film applications, which it said were unique and comparable in price to conventional materials.

Waitrose vow to halve packaging concerns the sector

The packaging sector has questioned the wisdom of Waitrose plans to halve its packaging by 2016 to save nearly 100 tonnes of packaging annually.

Wiltshire printer wins local eco award

Litho printer Park Lane Press has won an environmental award for using green measures inside and outside its base including waterless kit and rainwater harvesting.

BPIF concludes EC-funded EMAS project

The BPIF is to compile a report on a two-year project, backed by the European Commission which aimed to encourage more SMEs to take up the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).


In Depth

Pick the best eco-tricks from other industries

Pick the best eco-tricks from other industries

22 March 2013

Print, by its nature, has to be outward looking. Its tentacles touch so many different client sectors and its business is so reliant upon knowing those clients intimately, that there can't be many sectors with a better bird's eye view of UK industry ...

 
 
Recycling is not easy, but it's always possible

Recycling is not easy, but it's always possible

22 March 2013

When a supplier says a material is 'recyclable', verbally or through this being noted on the product's data sheet, two things will happen. Firstly, if the printer has been keeping abreast of the debate surrounding print waste disposal, they will, qui...

 
 
Are your green successes rocking the main stage?

Are your green successes rocking the main stage?

22 March 2013

Printers could be forgiven for feeling, of late, a little bit like a small child being reluctantly thrust into the limelight of a school play or circle of expectant relatives.

 
 
Eco-packaging is not yesterday's news

Eco-packaging is not yesterday's news

22 March 2013

When it comes to decisions made in the retail sector, the consumer is king. At the merest whiff of a change in trends, the whole supply chain gears itself to meet the shift.

 
 

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Consultant Clare Taylor's expert views on how environmental concerns could affect your business.

Product Portfolio

Product of the Week: Horizon StitchLiner 6000 Digital While inline systems might seem to have a natural advantage, this near-line challenger has charms all of its own, discovers Adam Hooker

Me & My... Foliant Gemini C400A Mike Corran, director at Colourxpress in Plymouth, tells Jon Severs how this machine answered a growing demand for an in-house laminating system

Tried & Tested: Ricoh Pro 1356EX Ricoh says this robust production system was a game-changer in terms of reliability and productivity. Simon Creasey takes a look under the hood


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