{"id":1609,"date":"2012-02-23T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaldots.info\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2024-01-26T10:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T10:18:41","slug":"being-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaldots.info\/?p=1609","title":{"rendered":"Being green"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"wp-image-1610\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaldots.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/31-Brillia-HD-PRO-T.jpg\" alt=\"\"> We talked to three printers that have put their environmental policy at the heart of their business.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Printing, or at least the kind of printing that requires an offset or digital press, is an industrial process. For many people that word industrial means waste and pollution. But those of us working within the print industry know that this isn&#8217;t always the case, and that printing is capable of being a green and sustainable activity. But there can be a world of difference between the theory and the practice so we talked with three printers in the UK that have chosen to put their environmental policy at the forefront of their business. Their stories provide excellent examples of the types of steps printers in other geographies might take towards more environmentally friendly production. 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