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Falcon Printing
1. No film is involved. This means no heavy metal waste is produced, no harmful chemicals and no polluted water.
2. The plates are not coated in any chemical other than inert silicon. The plates are re-cyclable.
3. The press operation is 'waterless'. The press uses far less chemicals than a conventional press. We only use a minute amount of chemicals for cleaning the press.
4. We intentionally print only 4 colour process (CMYK) on the DI Press. This saves a huge amount of chemical waste involved in washing off spot colours.
5. We try to use only vegetable oil based inks.
6. The rapid set up/make ready time of the DI means that a minimum of paper waste is generated. (Uses fewer trees).
Waterless Printing Association
Many printers have been drawn to waterless printing because it eliminates dampening-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the printing process. Some VOCs have been linked to the deterioration of the earth's protective ozone layer and, consequently, to global warming. Now, with the release of water-washable inks, the waterless pressroom can be virtually VOC-free.Dove House - Unused Office Furniture (Local)
Dove House Hospice offers specialist palliative care to adults with a life limiting illness eg. Cancer, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis etc. Palliative care is the total care of patients whose disease is no longer able to be cured and for whom the goal must be quality of life."We are always grateful for any donations of quality goods, which we are able to re-sell to help raise vital income."
The WeeeCare Campaign - Computer/Electronic Disposal
Commencing 1 July 2007 any business that manufactures, brands or imports electrical and electronic equipment are responsible for the cost of collection, treatment and recycling of obligated WEEE generated in the UK.
Where producer compliance schemes do not apply in relation to non-household WEEE, the last user is responsible for treatment, recycling and environmentally sound disposal of all forms of WEEE. Also, where producer compliance schemes might apply, the regulations do allow for negotiation between producers and business users over the allocation of responsibility for non-household WEEE - for example a user may be able to negotiate a discount on the purchase price of the EEE in exchange for accepting the disposal responsibility.
Recycle Now - UK Campaign
Waste disposal costs can be up to 5% of your companies’ annual turnover, so more and more businesses are finding it pays to look at sustainable ways of dealing with waste.The Recycling Appeal
The Recycling Appeal collects mobile phones, PDAs and printer cartridges for reuse and recycling, raising funds and helping the environment.Recycle for Oxfam
Recycling helps our planet and is a great way to support Oxfam. Oxfam can turn your unwanted goods into cash, every penny of which will be used to fight poverty.Black Gold Movie
Nowhere is this paradox more evident than in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to save his 74,000 struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his farmers strive to harvest some of the highest quality coffee beans on the international market, Tadesse travels the world in an attempt to find buyers willing to pay a fair price.
The Guadian - How to turn your boss green
Persuading your employer to invest in making your workplace more environmentally friendly isn't going to be easy, so how do you start? Imogen Martineau has some suggestions...Cartridge World – Re useable Print Cartridges
We refill almost any brand of inkjet cartridge. We use over 200 high performance inks, each designed to match the same chemical breakdown as the original manufacturers, to ensure a consistently perfect print.MakeTradeFair
An interesting thought. And a depressing one, when you realise that those people you've relied on for your coffee and muesli are almost certainly being exploited and oppressed by the unfair power balance in world trade.Fair Trade
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is part of a worldwide network of Fair Trade organizations actively involved in supporting producers, awareness raising and campaigning for changes in the rules and practices of conventional international trade.I Count
We are calling on the government to:
- Take a lead on the global stage, working for an international agreement to cut climate pollution. World-wide this must be in decline by 2015.
- Cut the UK's emissions by at least 3% year on year.
- Help the poorest countries get access to clean energy, help them cut out poverty and deal with the climate disasters they are already facing.
