FEATURE: Morwenna Kearns catches up with some new and developed recycling programmes.
OPINION: I actually quite like Daniel – even though he frequently challenges what I say, rephrases my words and asks me to provide solid proof of my statements.
NEWS: Antalis McNaughton will exhibit at the InStore Show in London, UK on June 27th and 28th, emphasising products suitable for advertising displays.
NEWS: Sihl Direct UK is to distribute TriSolv, a paper described as 'an established eco-friendly alternative to self-adhesive vinyl film'.
PRODUCT PROFILE: The Ilford BioMedia range includes display films, paper-based products, boards and laminates.
NEWS: UK digital print media distributor Perfect Colours now offers NatureWoven, a biodegradable and compostable alternative to PVC.
NEWS: HP has released details on a number of environmentally conscious initiatives tied in with its Indigo range at drupa.
FEATURE: Laurel Brunner looks at measuring the life cycle of a book.
NEWS: Pyramid Display Materials has launched PolylinePro, a range of 100 percent recyclable polypropylene products.
FEATURE: Morwenna Kearns looks at the issue of metal thefts and its effect on sign-makers.
NEWS: BioMedia, a recyclable and biodegradable substrate from Ilford, is to be the official material of Print Shop Live at FESPA Digital.
NEWS: Paper merchant PaperlinX has grown its UK recycling programme YoYo from a waste paper-only recycling scheme.
NEWS: Cestrian recorded an average recycling rate of 53 percent in 2011 – above its target of 40 percent – and achieved a 100 percent rate in November 2011.
FEATURE: Morwenna Kearns starts Output's series of 2011 reviews and 2012 previews with her thoughts on sign-making.
NEWS: Kodak has announced the launch of a Sustainable Printer Programme for Nexpress customers, in partnership with waste management specialist J&G Environmental.
FEATURE: The second volume of Verdigris's look at some of the misconceptions and myths of going green.
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul outlines some of the criteria which are being discussed in digital print circles.
NEWS: Next year's drupa printing industry trade fair will include a special exhibition on sustainability called 'Media Mundo @ drupa'.
NEWS: Media supplier Pyramid Display Materials and graphics producer Hollywood Monster have joined together for a new UK-based recycling scheme.
NEWS: Sackers is teaming up with Suffolk Offset and Hudson Signs in a new free recycling programme.
NEWS: MicroGreen Polymers has compiled a starter kit of its InCycle material as a way for printers to introduce the substrate to their customers.
NEWS: An initiative to raise awareness of waste management and recycling, organised by digital screen manufacturer Touchmedia, has nominated the winners of its 2011 competition.
FEATURE: Morwenna Kearns asks Will Tyler, chief executive of Octink, to back up his business's green claims.
NEWS: Pyramid Displays has turned a wall of its new warehouse in Manchester, UK into a showcase for its vehicle advertising material with a life-size bus graphic.
NEWS: Materials supplier Robert Horne has introduced the Priplak collection, comprising recyclable substrates, to its available swatches.
NEWS: Dufaylite is now offering its Ultra Board product in two edge colours, giving buyers the choice between black or white paper-based edging.
NEWS: USA-based digital printer Image Options has launched a new 'green' printing offering to its customers.
NEWS: Conservation charity WWF and Coca-Cola have teamed up to create a 60 x 60' (18 x 18m) billboard made up of Fukien tea plants and pots made of recycled drinks bottles.
NEWS: A 'reverse vending machine' designed to collect used cans and bottles that uses augmented reality digital signage is on display this week.
FEATURE: Promoting the industry's positive environmental impact and overall sustainability is dear, of course, to the hearts of anyone concerned with the long-term survival of print.
NEWS: Agfa Graphics has added a new display media – described as eco-friendly – to its North American portfolio.
NEWS: Mimaki wide-format printer and ink distributor Hybrid Services has announced its Let's Do More rebate-linked ink cartridge recycling programme has achieved 'extraordinary success' in the three years since its launch.
FEATURE: Talking to various display producers who are discussing the potential for winning slices of the Olympic cake, it seems not everyone is desperate to be involved in producing work for the Games.
NEWS: Sign and display producer Green Graphics has attracted a number of customers through carrying out eco-conscious business practices, it has been reported.
NEWS: V2 Display Solutions has released details to Output about a project it completed recently for the Audi A1 launch.
NEWS: SMEs based in Wales have been invited to join a scheme intended to help increase the amount of recycled content in manufacturers' processes, products and packaging.
NEWS: Vista System International has revealed it has supplied a disposal bin for used batteries, with a design based on its signage systems, to a firm in Slovenia.
OPINION: Sign and display printing certainly has its fair share of environmental issues, whether it be solvent inks, PVC substrates or a lack of recycling in the industry in general.
FEATURE: One of Output's main priorities is promoting the use of environmentally friendly materials, techniques and business practices.
FEATURE: Are you encouraged to work with recycling schemes? Do you work in an area where local authorities do their best to simplify waste removal? Or are you in a part of the country which doesn't seem to be bothered by these issues?
PRODUCT PROFILE: With almost 2,000 water base units sold per year, UK Point of Sale's (UK POS) pavement signs are helping to reduce the 170m tonnes of annual landfill by offering its customers a fully recyclable product.
NEWS: Textile company Berger has added two new non-woven fabrics to its range, which it says are suitable for outdoor banner advertisements and event decorations.
NEWS: A new retail hanging signage solution which is said to be 100 percent recyclable has been released by Antalis McNaughton's Sign and Display division.
NEWS: In news that may influence perceptions of the display industry, a report released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found that retailers have halved the amount of waste sent to landfill.
NEWS: Event production company GTMS has introduced a new hoarding product which it states is both innovative and eco-friendly.
NEWS: A new funding scheme has been launched in Wales today, aimed at helping manufacturers increase their use of recycled materials.
NEWS: Creative industry trade association BAPC has released its latest Environmental Survey results.
NEWS: Three new fabrics have been incorporated into the Green range offered by Fisher Textiles.
NEWS: Mimaki says the introduction of two-litre sacks of its outdoor durable SS21 ink-set will offer environmental and financial advantages to its users.
