Sustainability in the News
Paper
University Print and Copy Services Message
DOING THE RIGHT THING
"We are pleased to announce that we have added Ecotech bio-printing ink to our full-color offset printing capabilities. Bio-ink has a base of oils and resins derived from natural vegetable sources such as trees, seeds, and nuts as opposed to ink made from petrochemical feed stocks. The new inks are almost completely free of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which tend to combine with nitrogen oxides in the air to create ground level ozone—a health hazard to plants, animals, and humans. The new ink also reduces the amount of hazardous metals used in certain pigments to traces of less then 10 parts per million.
Changes are afoot with paper too. In addition to using many recycled papers, we now use a number of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified papers. This designation means the materials in the paper and the process used to make it—from forest to consumer—follow comprehensive principles and measures developed by foresters, conservationists, and scientists. The certification encourages renewable and sustainable resources and is recognized by leading environmental groups, industry, government, First Nations, and the public.
We also offer alternative-fiber papers. Made from sources such as bamboo, sugarcane, kenaf, hemp, and industrial cotton waste, these renewable fiber sources generally grow faster than trees and help reduce the strain on forest products.
Print and Copy Services believes that using these new inks and papers is environmentally responsible. As a member of the U of U community, Print and Copy Services encourages sustainable and renewable resources that help reduce our carbon footprint." See FYI September 5 Article...