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Sector – Service - Printing
Green Year 1 - 07
Beatty Printing
Recognition Summary for Consumers
As a community printer Beatty Printing is evolving from a chemical process printer, towards”process less” plates (a chemical-free printer). Using lasers, images are burned directly onto the printing plates. The residual chemicals needed in the process are being recovered and recycled.
Beatty Printing is a certified, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) printer. It has gone through the rigor of certification and auditing. This certification is a commitment to good forestry practices, carried from forest to consumer. The standards ensure environmental, community , worker and industry needs are balanced. FSC paper products used by Beatty Printing are a standard for healthy forests –ecologically sound and supporting First Nations. Clients utilizing Beatty Printing are committing to Making A Difference Environmentally (MADE). Their use of paper products, through Beatty Printing, is acknowledged by the Green Check program.
Specific Consumer “link” to a Standard
www.fsccanada.org - Resources tab and FSC Canada Printers List
See Beatty Printing
Specifics – (bullets related to change(s)
- Aluminum plates are recycled (savings)
- Waste ink is recovered and returned to original supplier for reuse (savings)
- Pallets are reused and recycled
- Healthier environment for employees;
Other Consumer Resources
FSC power point explaining the process
Next Steps – Green Year 2 – 08
- Examination of recovering the “fountain” solution, the residual part of the chemical process, still existing, headed towards a process using aqueous chemicals, not harmful to the environment
- Reuse of boxes for clients, as opposed to new, with a Green Check sticker (also a savings to the customer and cardboard does not have to be picked up by a third party)
- Research the sources, (Tembec, in particular) for more FSC paper, particularly local pulp for local paper types; see www.tembec.com and the Forever Green program.
- Use of more soya-based inks (as these improve through research and development)
For more Consumer Information contact:
Ian Buckham (owner)
661 Cassells Street, North Bay, ON
Tel: 705.474.3330
Fax: 705-474-8731
printing@beatty.com