Plan It Green Printing Featured in New Sustainable Design Book
Print and Production Finishes for Sustainable Design by Edward Denison, Rotovision, 2009. "...an indispensible ideas sourcebook and practical guide to what has become an important consideration for many designers: sustainability" The book shows examples of environmentally friendly inks, varnishes, pigments, and finishes that can be used in a wide range of standard printed media. Printing innovations and specialized printing techniques using environmentally friendly ingredients are also included.
corn stickers
The Rise Above Plastic campaign to eradicate the use of plastic drinking bottles allowed the the opportunity to promote with Plan It Green Printing's EarthFirstPLA 100% corn stickers.
new items
Stickers / pressure sensitive labels
Stickers/pressure-sensitive labels
Since 2001 we have been pushing for greener stocks. The industry has and continues to evolve; producing better stocks in greener and more sustainable ways. Still, manufacturing paper is a highly energy and water intensive business. The manner in which the paper is made is as important as the paper stock itself.100% Corn Stickers/pressure sensitive labels
Made from corn these labels are coated and will not tear as easily as a paper label, they're similar to vinyl/plastic but thinner. Gloss or Matte coating available.
Tree-Free
Made from bamboo, bagasse and cotton-linters this uncoated stock lends itself to a 'natural' look.
Recycled paper
Coated paper recycled with 80%post-consumer waste. Gloss or Matte coating.
Fiberstone
I'm on the fence about this stock - I can print on it, but I'm not sure if it's really all it claims to be. You can read more about it my RANTS.
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Printing on Paper!
Books, brochures, curriculums, programs printed on high-content recycled stocks - for example, 100% post-consumer waste, sustainably manufactured using wind, solar, bio-fuel or low-impact hydro and Green-E Certified, Forest Stewardship Council ('FSC') or Sustinable Forestry Institute ('SFI') Certifed that the wood is coming from socially/responsibly managed forests and Made Carbon Neutral via buying carbon credits as offsets.
Hang-tags high-content recycled paper, hole punched and strung
Banners!
Banners - 100% Organic Cotton or Bio-degradeable Vinylesque Bioflex
100% organic cotton printed with VUTEk digital printers and, where possible BioVu Inks which are made from renewable resources (mostly corn) and recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency
Bioflex - a material that looks and performs like vinyl but when disposed of, in landfill conditions (darkness, high heat, moisture and lack of oxygen), it attracts microbes that break down the PVC within 3 to 5 years. BIOflex contains no toxic materials and is tear, fade and fungus resistant
