Paper
Commercial Printing
Design by Nature provides comprehensive information on sustainability design and and the technical aspects of commercial production.
Society for Responsible Design's REAP eco paper guide provides information on commercial and offcie paper
see our list of green printers
see our Printing Industries of Australia
The PDF format is an excellent replacement for paper and has many advantages. Start using this format in your own studio and encourage clients to use this format. Virtually every office in Australia has a PC so it makes sense not to use paper at all.
Photocoping and printing in the studio
- Use recycled paper (see below)
- Ring your council and get a recycling box for your studio or a private company such as Visy or ARC
- Print on both sides of the paper where possible
- Use the back of discarded paper for concepting and scribbling. Staple a heap of paper together to make a sketch pad (great for your kids too).
Alternative Paper Retailers
- School Communities Recycling All Paper: alternative papers
- Know Your Printing Paper Guide been produced to make choosing and using recycling printing papers easier. It contains information about characteristics use and availability of all recycled content papers that would be used for most common business printing jobs. It also provides details of suppliers of all the papers.
- Ecocern 100% Post-consumer Recycled Products
- going green solutions 100% Post-consumer Recycled Products
more information
- Earth Design includes very good information on their website on sustainability in commercial printing.
- article about paper from ADGA's site
- Australian Paper Watch | Good Paper
international paper guides
recycling
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