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21 April 2011
Cascades and Random House collaborate to recycle unsold books
KINGSLEY FALLS, QC—Cascades,  enviro-friendly paper maker, has partnered with book publisher Random House Inc. to address the issue of paper waste in book production. 
 
19 April 2011
MicroGREEN launches plastic 50%-recycled print substrate
ARLINGTON, WA—MicroGREEN Polymers, a plastics company that develops economically/ecologically viable plastics, has launched the InCycle brand of substrate. The new substrate contains up to 50% post-consumer recycled content.
 
Packaging made from InCycle 50%-recycled plastic substrate
Packaging made from InCycle 50%-recycled plastic substrate
 
17 March 2011
Cascades redesigns Rolland Enviro100 digital line
SAINT-JEROME, QUE.—Cascades has redesigned its Rolland Enviro100 Digital line of paper for improved performance.
16 February 2011
New FSC labels must be adopted by July 1, 2011
TORONTO—The Forest Stewardship Council is introducing new standards for its certification labels worldwide. Companies that are currently FSC-certified will have to adopt the new standard from July 1, 2011 onwards. For all new FSC-certification candidate companies, this new standard has been in effect since December 1, 2010.
11 February 2011
Hagon Design goes green with AECON and Trout Unlimited
KITCHENER, ONT.—When construction and infrastructure company AECON became the lead sponsor of not-for-profit freshwater ecosystem organization Trout Unlimited’s 24th annual banquet and fundraiser in Toronto this year, it enlisted the help of Hagon Design to create an integrated campaign which would boost attendance and revenue from previous years.

Earthy browns and greens were used throughout the campaign
Earthy browns and greens were used throughout the campaign

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Primer on the Forest Stewardship Council’s certification program Sustainable materials Green benefits of waterless litho printing Beware of making your clients’ products seem too green Green-up your studio The life cycles of plastics, aluminum, glass and cardboard Vancouver studio launches green contest Green Certification Program launched for design firms Be skeptical about carbon neutral paper Packaging trends
Resources
Site of the Month

Conservatree can answer most of your questions about papermaking and related environmental issues, such as how bleaching processes differ. [Conservatree, San Francisco]

Design

Need to know more about sustainable design? [The Living Principles.Org]

Paper

Find FSC-certified papers [Forest Stewardship Council Canada]

Primer on Tree-Free Paper [TreeFree Paper]

Mixed hemp/flax and wood pulp paper [Living Tree Paper Co.]

Compare the "greenness" of your paper choices [Environmental Defense Fund]

Printing

Key benefits of waterless litho printing [Waterless Printing Association]

Find a waterless litho print company [Waterless Printing Association]

Find a FSC-certified print company [Forest Stewardship Council Canada]

Greener alternative to lamination [Curtis Packaging Corp.]

Comprehensive Guides

101 Things Designers Can do to Save the Earth [120 Things Designers Can do to Save the Earth]

Little Green Guide to Printing & Design [University of Melbourne, Australia]

Packaging
Marketing
In The Office

Computer equipment recycling drop-offs and pick-ups [Electronic Recycling Association]

Corporate toner cartridge recycling programs
Canon
HP
Ricoh