Our Commitment to the Environment

As an employee-owned company, West Press is committed to creating a cleaner workplace for the health and well-being of our employees as well as doing our part to create a cleaner environment for our children and grandchildren.

What West Press does to reduce, reuse and recycle:

• Our house paper is FSC certified and standardized to control waste and inventory.
• Any remaining soy ink from a press run used at our facility is stored, reused and recycled. Any mixed ink that hasn’t been used is held on-site until it is needed in the future.
• We use a computer-controlled calibration system and are G7 certified to ensure color accuracy. This has dramatically reduced the set-up waste needed to achieve usable press sheets.
• In 2013, we recycled over 2 tons of aluminum from our facility (primarily from printing plates).
• All wood at our facility (primarily from pallets) is recycled.
• We use a shared delivery system on all local deliveries to ensure maximum efficiency.
• We provide recycling services for customers’ outdated materials.
• All cardboard at our facility (primarily from boxes) is recycled.
• Approximately 92% of our paper waste is recycled or donated to schools.
• We’ve reduced our energy consumption by installing energy-efficient lighting in our facility.
• We offer digital printing services, ideal for short-run communications.
• We’ve programmed all thermostats to only cool/heat the building efficiently.
• Our production computers are dual-platform workstations to decrease our electronics footprint.
• We’ve reduced our direct mail waste by targeting our mailings and updating our lists frequently.