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| Friday, 24 June 2011 15:01 |
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PAPER Gam recycles over 24 tons of paper a year. Recycled paper products are renewable which means that their life cycle can be extended. Prolonging the fibre life and reusing the fibres creates an environmental benefit and reduces waste in the bargain. When considering your recycled paper, you should consider its full life cycle. Recycled fibres do wear out and virgin fibre is always required to make recycled paper. But by keeping waste paper in the cycle, we ensure fibers remain available for re-manufacture and lessen the amount of new fibre needed. All of the newsletters we print are printed using environmentally friendly papers, such as recycled and eucalyptus. It’s important to us to offer you the highest quality while still being responsible and “green.” COOL FACT: A well managed forest, used and COOL FACT: Each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. This represents a 64% energy savings, a 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution! At gam we’re always looking for new environmentally sustained resources. Besides recycled paper, there are some interesting alternatives to the traditional wood pulp paper. One of the most promising is Eucalyptus paper. Eucalyptus is the world’s most widely planted hardwood species and it is prized globally for its excellence in paper and energy production. The trees grow faster than any other hardwoods and will even grow on upland landscapes, which reduces pressure on environmentally sensitive areas. The fibre length of Eucalyptus is short and uniform with a low coarseness compared to other commonly used paper-producing hardwoods. This low coarseness is important for high quality coated papers. The fibres are also slender and thick walled which lends itself to a uniform paper formation and high opacity. COOL FACT: Eucalyptus is among the fastest growing hardwood trees in the world, and is grown in more than 90 countries and represents 8 percent of all planted forests. COOL FACT: In 2003, global Eucalyptus pulp demand was 8 million tons and it represented 40 percent of the world’s hardwood pulp market. EQUIPMENT We are constantly investing and upgrading our equipment. Technology is outdated quickly; we at gam pride ourselves in the fact that our equipment is cutting edge, energy efficient and environmentally friendly. DIGITAL PRESS Our Ricoh Digital Presses are extremely energy efficient. Along with the energy efficiency, the digital press avoids the film and chemicals of the traditional printing process. These two factors allow less of a “carbon footprint” on the environment. With the flexibility and conveniences of the digital press, printing can be done on demand, reducing the waste of throwing away outdated materials. COOL FACT: Ricoh operates a dedicated ‘Green Centre’, where old machines are re-commissioned and recycled in line with WEEE Directive guidelines and accredited with ISO14001:2004 for environmental management. UV COATER Our newest addition, the coater uses light instead of heat to dry the liquid finishes, which avoids the release of gases into the environment. The energy required for the drying process is significantly less —allowing a smaller carbon footprint for production. Gam employees have desk-side recycling bins and we have a company wide recycling program for all printer ink cartridges. We even provide assistance to a few customers in their paper recycling efforts. These are just some of things we do to be “green.” If you have questions or want to talk with us about using more green materials in your marketing, please call and we will be happy to discuss the gam green with you. |
| Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 12:25 |
