MilwaukeeFlyers.com Makes it Easy to Print "Green"

• All of our paper stocks are made with a high percentage of recycled fibers
• We use Soy ink, also known as vegetable oil ink; a safe and environmentally friendly ink because of its simple compound structure in comparison to petroleum based ink.  It has a major advantage in that it contains no VOC (volatile organic compounds) which is healthier for everyone including the environment.  Utilizing a simple process to make the ink, it consumes very little energy to produce and is a bonus to all its other prominent features.  Soy ink has many great advantages including its distinguishable clearness, which allows for a brighter colored ink, making them popular for their vibrant colors, which petroleum based ink do not allow due to the darker base content.  Its ease of removal from the paper during recycling also contribute to its overall superior performance
• The cardboard boxes we use to send you your project is recycled and also recyclable cardboard
• Our aqueous and ultra violet  (AQ and UV respectively) coatings are unique in that they consist of zero to very low traces of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
• We employ biodegradable solvents in the recycle and reclamation part of the print process.
• Our staff follow an environmentally sound philosophy where we can reduce, reuse, and recycle from our printing practices to our beverages, increasing overall efficiency and reducing overall waste
• The majority of our internal communication and customer communication is done electronically to reduce resource consumption
• We seek out paper that is made from trees that are specifically grown for paper making, and utilize suppliers who support forest conservation and use tree farms for materials
  
• Together we can make a difference our environment appreciates
• We like to help you save "green" in more ways than one

Facts on Recycling and Paper     

• Recycled paper is made to the same standards as paper made from virgin pulp.
• Recycled paper has features which make it more desirable than purely virgin fiber paper, such as being more opaque, dense, and durable.
• Every ton of paper that is recycled saves: 17 trees + 7,000 gallons of water + 4,200 kilowatt hours of energy + 410 gallons of fuel.
• Every ton of recycled paper saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.
• 86% (approximately 254 million) of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs.
• The source for paper production in the United States comes from three sources; approximately 33% recycled fiber, 33% waste from saw mills, and 33% new fiber
• Paper can be recycled approximately 5-7 times. Each time it is recycled the fibers get shorter and eventually filtered out in the process as they're ability to bind to make paper is diminished.  When you stop to think about it, it's likely that the paper you often use has been recycled a few times already
• Approximately 37 percent of the fiber used to make new paper products in the US came from recycled sources in 2007

More paper is recovered in America for recycling (measured in terms of weight) than all other materials combined (except for steel). More than one third (37 percent) of the raw material fiber U.S. papermakers use comes from recovered paper. In 1990, the U.S. forest and paper products industry voluntarily established a goal of recovering 40 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. That goal was achieved in 1996. The industry went on to establish a 50 percent recovery goal, which was achieved in 2003, and a 55 percent recovery goal by 2012. The recovery rate reached 56 percent in 2007 – five years ahead of schedule – and the industry has set a new 60 percent recovery goal by 2012. Since 1994, significantly more paper has been recovered in America than put into landfill.

(source: www.EPA.gov)

AF&PA (American Forest and Paper Association) reported that in 1988, about 25 percent of the raw materials used at U.S. paper mills was recovered paper. In 1999, according to AF&PA, that figure rose to 36.3 percent and has remained around 36-37 percent through 2007. More than three quarters of America’s paper mills use recovered fiber to make some or all of their products. Approximately 140 mills use recovered paper exclusively. As a result, virtually all types of paper products contain some recycled fiber.

(source: www.EPA.gov)