Title :
Go Green: Making the Case for Eco-Friendly Printing at Your Organization
Author_Institution :
Boise State Univ., Boise
Abstract :
Relying on 100-percent virgin paper and petroleum-based inks, traditional printing strategies leave a large and damaging ecological footprint on our planet. Green-minded consumers concerned about our environment are pressuring businesses to adopt green printing practices-and rewarding those who do so with their dollars. The development of new eco-friendly inks, paper, and print processes have made it easier for professional communicators to take their companies in a green direction and print eco-friendly documents. This paper discusses strategies for being an advocate for environmentally responsible printing practices and describes some of the eco-friendly and price-competitive print options now available.
Keywords :
environmental economics; environmental factors; printing; 100-percent virgin paper; activism; eco-friendly document; eco-friendly printing; environmentally responsible printing practice; green printing; green-minded consumers; petroleum-based inks; price-competitive printing; Catalogs; Certification; Companies; Consumer products; Earth; Ink; Petroleum; Planets; Printing; Publishing; activism; eco-friendly printing; environment; green;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2007. IPCC 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1242-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1243-3
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2007.4464096