One of the hottest topics today at a national and global level is the effect of carbon emissions on the environment, with Australia in the top three worst emitters in the world per capita (source: United Nations Human Development Programme Report 2007) just behind the US and Canada.
Colemans Printing's Environment Policy commits to ensure its activities, products and services enhance the environment; and to ensure environmentally responsible behaviour is accepted as an integral part of our operations.
The slogan Go for Green and the associated logos were developed to ensure that key stages of development could be easily described to all stakeholders; and to provide an introduction to our policy and the Environment Management System.
Installation of Computer to Plate (CtP) units in Darwin & Alice Springs. Over the past 12 months these this has reduced water usage by around 99% and use of harmful chemicals by 90%.
Use of soy-based (vegetable) inks as standard practice. Traditional printing inks are mineral solvent based and contribute to ever-growing greenhouse emissions.
Recycling program for all paper and cardboard, which has reduced our landfill waste by around 50% since June 2007.
Our waste has been monitored by NT Recycling Solutions; which has established that we have become the Territory
