Berichten getagd ‘Environment’
Tesla Powerwall, a hip and efficient way of storing energy
Tesla, the American manufacturer of hip electronic cars, will us its innovative battery technology for homes and enterprises. The Powerwall provides continuous access to 2kW for just under 3,000 Euro. The battery can be charged via solar panels or during low rate periods. Up to 9 Powerwalls can be connected to each other which supplies…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Deinking and the new ISO TC130 standard
It is a fact that deinking of printed paper is important for our society. Unfortunately there are many forms of deinking which means that you do not know how and how much ink has been removed from recycled paper. The new ISO TC130 standard will change this. Read Laurel´s Verdigris blog about the status of…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog: Deinking Advances
Deinking, particularly of digitally printed papers, is a subject that raises a lot of peoples’ blood pressure. The high anxiety is mostly down to fear that traditional deinking business models are under threat. And they are because more complex ink formulations and substrate performance expectations place new demands on traditional deinking processes. The market no…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Fespa´s Planet Friendly Guides, a must for any graphics company
Fespa have published a new version of their Planet Friendly Guides. The 11 short and concise guides describe important topics on sustainability for our industry. Read Laurel´s blog on Blokboek.com about the guides and their contents, such as environmental management, emissions and the ISO 16759 standard for calculation the carbon footprint of print media.
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Good start of the year with the Danish government withdrawing their printed advertising tax plans
The year is starting off well according to Laurel Brunner now that the Danish government has withdrawn, or at least being reconsidered, their ridiculous plan to tax printed advertising. The tax rule which would make this up to 50% more expensive received a lot of criticism in Denmark and the Danish Printers´ Association worked hard…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Danish Sanity Redux
Happy New Year and Hooray because the Danish politicians who want to tax printed advertising are rethinking their position! In late December the Danish government’s press office notified us that the intended tax on printed ads is being reconsidered. The Danish parliament was due to vote this month on legislation that would impose a tax…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Paper recycling in France
Laurel Brunner pays attention to Ecofolio on her Verdrigris blog. EcoFolio is a French state-accredited non-profit organization focusing on paper recycling. One of its goals is to increase recycling rates to over 50%. If you want to know about how they intend to use the 230 million euros to reach this coal read Laurel´s Verdrigris…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Denmark turns printing into cash cow
If the law passes then the Danish people will need to pay 25 to 50% extra VAT on their printing from 2015. Laurel explains how the Danish government tries to make this work under the guise of environmental protection and a sustainable society. Those claims seem pretty shaky. A protest against this nonsensical idea will…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Electronic Media
Does this sound like an impossible task? Of course it does, but it has to be done if the media industry wants to be able to benchmark and monitor its carbon footprint. We have managed to develop an ISO standard for calculating the carbon footprint of print media (ISO 16759), so now all eyes are…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog: Nano Nano
Nanotechnology is getting more attention, not just because of Benny Landa’s enthusiasm for it. Nanotechnologies manipulate atoms and molecules on a minute scale and are already used in the graphic arts. Various ink manufacturers use nanoparticles increase the reflectance capacity of their inks for more vibrant colours. But there might be other more interesting applications…
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