Eco-Friendly Policy

Green printing is the practice of using renewable energy resources, reducing the use of energy and greenhouse emissions, and using recycled materials. For example, we use recycled paper to print all our products. We stock a range of 100% recycled, part recycled and FSC® certified papers and we use a courier who is committed to making every parcel delivered carbon neutral.

Green Printing Processes

In addition, we have opted for digital printing presses that use less power, require fewer chemicals and use biodegradable toner. After all, changing press and other chemicals makes good sense if effective and environmentally friendly substitutes can be found! In the end, reducing waste lowers cost and makes the operation more efficient and profitable. These forward-thinking practices are great examples of how Ash Print are evolving with the times. Nonetheless, there is more we can do when it comes to eco-friendly printing! In the next section, we’ll look at sustainable paper practices.

Eco-Friendly Paper Practices

The benefits of recycling paper are known widely. Nonetheless, it hasn’t become an industry-standard until recently. In truth, recycled printing paper is both more accessible and more affordable than ever before. Not to mention, some eco-friendly papers today are touted as carbon neutral! To explain, this may mean that a paper company supports environmentally friendly projects that offset the carbon impact of producing the paper. Other types of eco-friendly paper are produced using renewable energy, such as wind power. An even more unusual green printing technique includes using tree-free paper. This unique paper alternative is derived from vegetable products such as bamboo, jute, wheat, straw or agricultural waste. Whichever eco-friendly paper alternative that you choose, it will print with the same quality that you expect from traditional printer paper. It is also important to note the percentage of post consumer waste in any recycled paper you choose. There are more options than ever available now including paper which is made with 100% post consumer waste.

Eco-Friendly Print On-Demand

Although the idea has been around for some time, transforming printing to make the printing process greener has come into its own over the last decade. As a result, Ash Print has taken a firm stance for eco-friendly printing! In recent years, Ash Print has transitioned to environmentally-friendly printing materials, such as soy ink. Soy ink provides more accurate colors and makes it easier to recycle paper because the ink is biodegradable. This means you get better quality prints while helping the environment! Even more, we’ve updated our offset printing plate system to a more eco-friendly ‘chemistry-free’ process. With this change, we now recycle 100% of our by-products.

Short-run Documents

This is environmentally conscious on several fronts. First, short-run documents tend to be more up to date; this reduces obsolescence. Second, digital printing has dramatically less setup than offset printing; we have found digital printing reduces waste by 10% or more. Third, our state-of-the-art digital printing equipment uses a low amount of power and uses biodegradable toner.

In addition to modernizing our services and production processes, Ash Print has taken steps to improve eco-friendly practices behind the scenes. For example, we eliminated unnecessary paperwork used to process our printing projects – instead, we use electronic forms for purchase orders! We also do our best to group shipments going to the same location into fewer boxes. This reduces the shipping cost and the environmental footprint of the shipment.

Solar Power

Our latest investment in our sustainability includes the installation of solar panels and batteries (which are predicted to provide 80% of our annual electricity usage) & also the batteries will provide back up power in the case of a power outage.

Then we have also included Solar water heater system that will provide free hot water.

This significant step allows us to operate more efficiently while reducing our carbon footprint.

Eco-Friendly Policy

Green Printing Processes

Eco-Friendly Paper Practices

Eco-Friendly Print On-Demand

Short-run Documents

Solar Power

All in all, Ash Print is proud to offer eco-friendly print on-demand that exceeds the client’s expectations and protects the environment.

Ash / Darwin Print Limited

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