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The Environment
We aim to print to the highest standards of environmental friendliness possible with our equipment. Our standard stock is 100% post consumer waste recycled paper (either evolve papers , evercopy or cyclus). We can get a wide range of colours in recycled paper and card and recycled gummed paper. But we still haven't been able to source recycled sticker paper.

If you live locally we are happy to supply you with small quantities of our standard recycled papers at cost price (which, bearing in mind we buy it in bulk, should make it cheaper than you could get on the high street).

Our Riso machines use soya based inks, but the Konica is your standard heat-fused toner digital printer, not at all eco-friendly.

We currently support tree planting through Treesponsibility both financially and by volunteering. We don't agree with the idea that planting a few trees can in any way 'offset' or counteract your carbon usage. However, Treesponsibility isn't just about relieving carbon guilt as they are actively reforesting our local area thus helping to prevent erosion, increase bio-diversity and stabilise old slag heaps. We don't print on glossy paper as we are under the impression that either china clay will be used in its production, or it will be plastic-coated. To see a China Clay open cast mine in Devon, England  could visit the site of photographers Adrian Warren and Dae Sasitorn.

If you have any information on environmentally friendly printing products then please get in touch. Any information on tree-free paper, British-made high percentage post-consumer waste recycled paper, or recycled stickers would be appreciated.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 January 2008 )
 
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