In a world under pressure from man-made environmental contamination, we are dedicated to making a difference by delivering environmentally-friendly printing solutions.
Protecting the Environment is Everyone’s Responsibility.
Not only do our chemistry-free plates eliminate a significant source of toxic emissions associated with conventional offset printing, our platemaking process does away with the need for film and its associated environmental impact.
Because our plates are created directly from a print-ready file that has already been proofed, plates are more likely to be right when they get to the press.
And when our direct imaging presses are used, the results are even better. The high level of automation in these presses ensures that the file will be printed right the first time, and sellable sheets are delivered by the press with fewer sheets of waste.
Offset printing operations dispose of tons of obsolete film annually, which ultimately makes its way into landfill disposal sites and which will never decompose. Paper accounts for 40% of landfill solid waste - our direct imaging (DI) presses consume significantly fewer sheets in the make-ready process than conventional offset, meaning less paper waste.Printing Responsibly
As our customers, you are doing your share to minimise the environmental impact of the offset printing process.
- Our platemaking process is entirely chemistry-free. There is no film, and there is no excess energy consumed to bake or develop light-sensitive plate material.
- All of our plates are imaged using a thermal ablative process. With Anthem plates, a simple cleaning with water is all that is required prior to mounting on the press, while our Applause plates are completely process free.
- All of our plate materials are daylight-safe. There is no need for baking, gumming or chemical processing, and no special environmental conditions are required.
We even recycle used plates! A chemistry-free process equals environmental responsibility, while at the same time reducing costs and improving productivity.
Buying Print Responsibly
If you buy print, you specify the paper that we print on. Therefore, there are a few facts you should know:
- Paper represents 51% of the direct costs for a typical offset printed page.
- 2.2 trees are consumed to make a ton of paper, and 90 million tons of paper are consumed per year in Europe alone. That equates to 331 kilograms of paper per person per year!
- Less than 50% of all paper in Europe is recovered for recycling, resulting in paper accounting for 40% of landfill solid waste.
- Recycling one ton of paper saves 15 trees, 23,500 litres of water, 1,568 litres of oil, 238 kilograms of air pollution, 2.09 cubic metres of landfill space and 3,640 Kilowatt hours of energy. 100% Recycled Paper requires 64-70% less energy to produce compared to virgin fibre paper.
And that’s just paper! A wide range of other chemicals are used in the conventional platemaking and offset printing process, including chemicals required to develop film where computer-to-plate technologies have not been adopted.
Support Responsible Printing
Contact Printing Services
- Tel: 01803 207501
- Email: printing@torbay.gov.uk
- Fax: 01803 207507
