Sustainable Printing

Sustainability

We believe that protecting our resources — water, air, and forests — is critically important. Our commitment is to leave the smallest footprint possible and to help our customers do the same, so we look for ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

A short list of our sustainability initiatives:

  • FSC CERTIFIED - PacBlue received their FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Chain of Custody certification in 2008.  FSC is an organization which tracks and ensures sourcing of papers from responsibly managed forests.  PacBlue is proud to offer FSC Certified printed materials for customers who are concerned about their environmental footprint.  Carrying the FSC-certification logo on your print products tells the world that you support the highest social and environmental standards in the market where you use paper. Your purchase of FSC-certified paper and print products contribute to conservation, responsible management, and community level benefits for people near the forests that provide your paper. To learn more about why you should print FSC, go to our 'Why Print FSC' page.
  • Print that eliminates water in the printing process and vastly reduces the emission of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
  • Offer Bio-Banner Vinyl, a 100% biodegradable PVC for banners, and Bio-Board for direct-to-substrate large format imaging
  • Deliver all reprographics projects, such as building plans and engineering drawings, on paper containing 30 percent recycled post-consumer waste
  • Offer online collaboration software for our architectural and construction clients, which reduces the need for “check set” printing
  • Deliver “print on demand” and produce the exact volumes required, eliminating over-runs
  • Located near some of our largest clients, which allows for pickups and deliveries on foot
  • Provide reusable dishes in the lunchroom and recycle bottles, cans, and containers
  • Use scrap paper to wrap orders or trimming and off-cuts as filler for shipping and delivery

As a result, we divert over 1,400 cubic yards — 733 full-sized pickup truckloads — of materials from landfills annually, including the following:

  • 998 cubic yards of paper cores and cardboard
  • 468 cubic yards of paper trimmings and off-cuts

PacBlue's committment to sustainability and reputation for quality work led to a successful bid to be on the list of suppliers for VANOC for printed materials, banners, posters and booklets.  READ ABOUT OUR SUCCESS STORY ON THE 2010 COMMERCE CENTRE'S WEBSITE

PacBlue Digital Imaging Inc.
380 West 2nd Avenue, 2nd Floor, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Y 1C8
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