Paper

Coming In:

• For more then twenty years Reed Printing has exceeded the government’s guidelines on post-consumer paper use. The Amount of recycled fiber content in newsprint is more then 40%.

In Between:

• At Reed Printing our customized equipment and technics enable us to maintain remarkably low on-press waste levels. Well below industry standard. Of course all in-plant waste is shredded and bailed for efficient recycling.

Going Out:

• Over 73 percent of all old newspapers in the United States are recovered and recycled.

Interesting facts:

• The use of paper actually helps to keep U.S. forests growing and managed for better sustainability.
• In the U.S., private landowners plant about 4 million trees every day. That’s 3-4 times more than they harvest.
• The great thing about using wood fiber to make paper is that it is infinitely renewable. We can keep planting trees forever, even in places where no trees were planted before, making new forests to serve as good ecosystems while providing the resources we need.

Ink

Coming In:

• No petroleum inks here, we use only soy. In addition to being more environmentally friendly Soy inks make recycling the paper it is printed on easier.

In Between:

• Thanks to new technology we no longer need inefficient gas ovens to dry the ink. We use ultraviolet light and special U.V. sensitive inks resulting in no harmful emissions

Going Out:

• Of course any waste ink is reclaimed and shipped back to the manufacturer for immediate reuse.

In-Plant

• In order to minimize power usage and increase overall efficiency Reed Printing uses a job-clustering scheme. This means print jobs are aggressively scheduled into tight continuous shifts. This results in fewer cold plant start-ups and fewer employee trips to and from work.
• Our printing plates are made of high grade Aluminum. Highly recyclable, it is by far the most sought after post-consumer material.
• All water use in the plant is on recirculation systems resulting in almost no wastewater.* *Restrooms excluded