We're no angels, but we do try wherever we can. And ultimately, it's being conscious of the things you can do and the attempt to do your littel bit that will add up to a better life for alll.
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We plant a tree for each new client through Platbos Forest. |
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Visit Platbos Forest's website to plant or spoonsor the planting of your own trees. (There's a handy Carbon Footprint Calculator) |
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We strive to use recycled papers wherever possible. Printing is part of the design industry and how earn our living...but there are always more responsible choices. Our business cards are printed on recycled card and so should yours. |
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Yes, recycled papers cost more. But consider printing your smallest marketing expense, your business cards, on recycled board. |
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Recycling! Sometimes to the detriment of living space, we recycle all our paper and bottles (and there are plenty of bottles!). |
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Endeavour to recycle what you can. Decide on one or two materials that you use in abundance and focus on just those to begin with...be it glass, paper or plastic. A word of advice - assign a definite container for your recycling needs...it helps control the good deed. |
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Printing. It's a big part of our life and cannot be avoided. We've decided not to own a printer and use our favourite local printer instead to print only what we need. We only use printers who recycle and opt for Digital Printing over Litho Printing when possible as there is minimal wastage and a the ink and process is more environmentally friendly. We use recycled papers, waterless printing and non-toxic/soy based inks for our environmentally conscious clients |
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Only print what you need. Print on both sides of the page where possible. We've found that sometimes outsourcing the print job to a professional printers lowers the amount of wastage as they know what they're doing...mostly! |
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Turning off equipment at the end of the work day. |
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Remember to turn off your computer and office machines at the end of the day. |
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We opt to use email and PDF as a way fo distributing information. |
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Try emailing your marketing material and only printing what you need when you really need to. |
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We only work with Apple computers. Over the last few years, Al Gore has been very active in helping Apple to produce eco-friendly computers. |
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We won't get into the Mac vs PC debate. Everyone is now aware of creating more eco friendly devices - and inevitably your next hardware purchase will be more responsible than in years past. |
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