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Partners On Demand: Working with your printer to print sustainably
1.
2. POD4Print
Who is POD?
Provide Solutions Beyond the
Obvious
Professional Manufacturing
Organization
Solutions oriented
Defy the printing industry
stereotypes
Re-define printing services
3. POD4Print
Stated Business Objective:
Accountability to:
Our Environment
Our Community
Our Customers
5. POD4Print
Some of our Eco Policies and
No waste leaves our facility without
testing:
Initial, in-process, periodic
Everything that can be recycled is
recycled:
Provide employees opportunity to
recycle
on site
FSC certified, support sustainable
6. POD4Print
Some of our Eco
Highly controlled process for
neutralization,
silver extraction and discharge for
plate
processing
Capturing and cleansing area for
containers
prior to recycling
Professional and environmentally
8. POD4Print
A significant ECO
Participated in the “Environmental
Partnerships – Hazardous Waste
Program” with Oregon DEQ.
As of 2008 POD earned exempt
status with DEQ by eliminating
hazardous waste from our facility.
9. Printing Sustainably
Here’s the big picture
Social
Bearable Equitable
Sustainabl
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Environme Economi
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W.M.Adams "The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking
Environment and
Development in the Twenty-first Century.”
10. SUSTAINABILITY
Social
Value the human asset – internally and
externally
Improve the quality of the experience
Build sustainability into the messaging
Select partners with an alignment of
ideals
Promote the betterment of the
Bearable - Equitable - Viable
12. SUSTAINABILITY
Economic
Design and execution makes fiscal
sense
Optimize target audience
Reduce run lengths to fit
Combine print with other media types
Financially strong partners don’t cut
Bearable - Equitable - Viable
13. SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability in Printing
All technologies have environmental
drawbacks
Be objective – don’t lose sight of the big
picture
Ask questions. Make sure your printer
is accountable for their sustainability
program
Use ‘Carbon Neutral’ approach when
14. PRINTING SUSTAINABLY
Paper and Substrate Choices
Coatings and Laminates
Turn key services
Your printers’ sustainable practices
Efficiency
15. PRINTING SUSTAINABLY
In Summary
Select printing method that obtains the
highest possible rate of return
Select a printing method that balances
the principles of Sustainability
Measure your results, refine your
approach to obtain continuous
improvement