Our Initiatives

• Installed color control systems to reduce make-ready waste.
• Switched to new ink formulas which are non-hazardous, allowing us to be classified as a “Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
  Generator” (that means we dispose of less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month).
• Installed an oil recovery system whereby we recover and reuse gear oils for the presses.
• Installed a heat recovery system on the air compressors in the bindery to capture heat for heating the bindery in the colder months.
• Recycle or re-use all skids and pallets.
• Send inks, oily water and solvent wastes to a disposal company that uses them for incineration fuel – never to a landfill.
• Recycle aluminum plates. The plates are more environmentally friendly to start with.
• Recycle all paper waste generated by the plant, including scraps and trim generated on the production lines. This was accomplished by the purchase of a cyclone waste paper removal system that collects and bales the waste.
• Recycle all plastic waste generated by the plant.
• Implemented an employee Total Quality Management system thereby encouraging employee’s to make suggestions on reducing waste, improving safety, improving quality and efficiency in the plant.
• Eliminated isopropyl alcohol in the Pressroom, which improved air quality and employee safety.
• Implemented an electronic pre-press system which eliminated the use of silver and reduced the need for chemicals in the plating process.
• Remain 100% compliant with EPA standards and strive to exceed requirements.
• Installed a water saving feature on our processors to stop water waste. All water is now recycled.
• Eliminated the need for paper proofs on press, saving paper and toner.
• Installed motion activated light switches in parts of the plant to reduce energy usage.
• Donate all old computers and electronics to a local high school for their repurposing program.