Workflow and waste
24 September 2019
When we are out and about working with Digital Dots consulting clients, we spend an inordinate amount of time explaining workflow management. But rarely do…
Xeikon
Human health as well as the planet’s
9 September 2019
We worry a lot about the environmental impact of the graphics industry but the health of people working at the job of printing and publishing…
Unintended consequences
3 September 2019
The graphics industry is at the heart of the recycling industry, but when it comes to environmental accountability, how solid are its credentials?
Offset and the environment
6 August 2019
We need major players to take a much more active environmental leadership role.
The beast that is HP Inc.
15 July 2019
HP Inc is without doubt the biggest player in the graphics industry. Net revenue in 2018 was a cool $58.3 billion.
European Union reclassifying papers
8 July 2019
The EU has a special board that, among other things, determines evaluation criteria for the EU Ecolabel for products and services.
Ricoh awards sustainability prize
24 June 2019
It’s surprising that there are so few sustainability prizes that award cash, but Ricoh is leading the way, especially in the USA.
Danish printing company building a circular economy
17 June 2019
There are signs that Circular Economy thinking is gaining traction in the printing business.
Composting plastic
3 June 2019
We’ve come across a rising number of compostable alternatives to plastic of late. The ideas are heading in the right direction, but there needs to…
Plastics and the circular economy
28 May 2019
By 2025 the European Union’s (EU) Circular Plastics Alliance expects ten million tonnes of plastic to be recycled every year.
European Union Ecolabel getting tighter
20 May 2019
Earlier this year the European Union (EU) published some updates to its ecolabelling criteria.
Round and round goes plastic and print
13 May 2019
The circular economy is rapidly moving from being the preserve of green activists and investors out into the mainstream. The idea that everything we use…
Paper industry lagging
7 May 2019
Sad to say the paper industry is still one of the world’s top polluters, alongside steel and energy producers.
Substrate recycling innovations from print provider
29 April 2019
We tend to expect the makers of substrates to be the ones who come up with affordable and recyclable materials, but Australia’s Cactus Imaging is…
Plastic packaging and recycling too simple a conversation
23 April 2019
The enthusiasm for plastics reuse and recycling initiatives is a step in the right direction, but it overlooks the role of consumers.