Progress Printing - Certified Green

A groundswell of environmental consciousness is sweeping the globe. Countless companies and individuals are making active strides to protect the planet. Progress Printing is a veteran in the movement toward greater social responsibility. We were homegrown “green” long before being green was golden.

“Progress Printing has always operated in an environmentally friendly manner,” says Phillip Pryor, purchasing manager. “We’ve recycled our scrap paper, plates, boxes, and skids for over 25 years. Progress was one of the country’ s first printers to go all-digital (film-less) to eliminate chemicals and the use of silver in the printing process.”

“Our Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) designation is further proof of our commitment to preserving our environment and operating in an ethical and responsible way,” he adds.

FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
Progress Printing is a FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) vendor, certified by SmartWood, a program of the Rainforest Alliance. The FSC is a global non-profit devoted to encouraging the responsible use of the world’s wood resources by promoting responsible forest management. The body focuses on sustainable yield timber management, reducing soil erosion during harvest, preventing water pollution, and taking wildlife habitat into consideration by proper harvest management planning.

“The FSC is possibly the most stringent organization when it comes to their certification and use of logos, but it’s also the most recognized forest stewardship authority around the world,” according to Sabine Lenz, founder of Paper Specs in Printing Impressions magazine. “With 1,800 recycled papers and 600 FSC-certified papers to choose from-and more added every day-clients don’t have to be afraid that they’ll be constrained in their options, and they’ll feel good about making a smart choice for their project and for the planet.”

PRESERVE, PROTECT, REUSE, RECYCLE
We’re always pursuing creative ways to preserve, protect, reuse and recycle. We recycle at least 12 million lbs. of paper waste a year. More than 95% of our waste stream is recycled. Thousands of printing plates are recycled each year. We print alcohol-free, recycle used ink, recover solvents, and our air emissions are virtually clean. Progress Printing always welcomes suggestions from our customers to achieve greener ways to print!