The following is a list of actions we’ve taken, and daily practices we adhere to, which help illustrate our commitment to conducting business with minimal environmental impact.

• FSC – certification (see below)
• Re-using paper whenever possible and recycling paper when it can no longer be re-used
• Encouraging clients to use recycled papers as well as papers made from sustainable resources whenever possible
• Using only vegetable based inks
• Installing a CTP plate setter in 2001, eliminating the need to use film which contained silver and mercury contaminants
• Using water based, alcohol free fountain solutions in all of our presses
• Using low VOC (volatile organic compound) solvents
• Recycling aluminum printing plates
• Installing all new low-energy fluorescent lighting throughout the printing plant and offices in 2003
• Recycling un-usable/expired inks
• Recycling all plastic film materials used in packaging and shrink-wrapping
• Ink Sentinels manage ink distribution on press to maximize efficiency and minimize waste

By buying products with the FSC label you are supporting the growth of responsible forest management worldwide

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC sets high standards that ensure forestry is practiced in an environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable way.

Any product made of pulp or paper has the potential to be certified as long as the wood used in the product originates from FSC-certified sources. In order to use the FSC logo as an “environmental claim” on paper, the product must have flowed through the FSC “chain-of-custody” from the FSC-certified forest, to a paper manufacturer, merchant and finally a printer who all have FSC chain-of-custody certification.

Bridgetown Printing is FSC-certified and can assist you in supporting healthy forests and communities by using FSC-certified paper. For label usage and placement of the FSC and Rainforest Alliance labels, click on the FSC/Rainforest Alliance link below. The PDF is the instruction packet. In the adjoining sitx file, you’ll find the actual labels to use, depending on certified paper choice.

Please contact your sales representative regarding the usage of the FSC logo and which FSC-certified stocks are available. For design/layout questions regarding FSC label use, contact our FSC site manager: Gail Lutz-Leerskov.

FSC/Rainforest Alliance
Instructions and Labels