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Core Values in Sustainability 

Environmental Inks was founded in 1979 because of escalating concerns for sustaining the environment for future generations. Our goal is the same now as it was then, to provide a more eco-friendly alternative to solvent based printing inks. As our name implies, we continue to develop high performance products that have a minimal impact on the environment. We go to great lengths to ensure that not only our products but also our processes emphasize the 4 R’s of sustainability --- Reduce, Reuse, Reclaim, and Recycle. Our current sustainability initiatives include: 

  • Inaugural committee member of “Sustainable Green Printing Partnership”
  • Member of Sustainable Packaging Coalition (a project of GreenBlue)
  • Improved waste water reclamation systems
  • Compliance with CONEG, Reduction of Toxics in Packaging (RTP), Proposition 65-California, as well as, global standards such as Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
  • Recycle and reuse of manufacturing containers
  • Sourcing innovative renewable materials to replace petroleum based products
  • R&D to further reduce VOC levels by increasing color strength that achieves equivalent results with a minimal ink film
  • Software developments to match colors quickly and consistently, to reduce waste, and to recycle excess ink into useable product

The ink printed on a package normally represents less than 1 percent of the mass of the package construction. Because the ink on a package does not represent a significant obstacle to the recyclability or degradability of the package, the practices used by the ink company to manufacture the ink has more relevance in terms of sustainability. At Environmental Inks , being an environmentally conscientious company is not a new approach; we have been thinking “Green” for 30 years.  

Sincerely, 

Paul Schroeder
President     
Environmental Inks - a member of the Siegwerk group

 

 

 





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