Choosing the right style of packaging, as well as the substrate and choice of finishing options, such as lamination, can be difficult. This is where our sample service becomes helpful. Before you concider placing a commercial order you can receive various printed examples from our range as well as a swatch of substrates we recommend.
Environmental Impact and Our Carbon Capture Commitment
The print trade and the environment, are acres of positivity
The myth about paper being used in print is bad for the environment. This is far from the case, paper is highly recycled and naturally sustainable. Thanks to FSC and PEFC schemes forests are sustainably managed, this is evident in European forests as there were only minor fluctuations in the forest bird index showing a stable biodiversity.
Paper is highly and in Europe, it is used an average of 3.8 times and 56% of the fibrous raw material used comes from recycling. For paper packaging, the recycling rate is even higher, with 83% of paper and cardboard packaging being recycled in Europe. Paper is the most recycled packaging material, followed by metal (80%), glass (75%) and plastic (42%).
What is the Carbon Capture Scheme?
Fineprint has signed up for the Carbon Capture Scheme and as such are offering customers and their clients the opportunity to capture the CO2 emissions from their paper purchases by planting native woodland, right here in the UK, through the Woodland Trust and the Woodland Carbon scheme.
When you place your print order you may elect to capture the carbon from the manufacture and distribution of the paper
The amount of CO2 generated in the production and delivery of your print is calculated
The Woodland Carbon logo may be used in conjunction with the print job to demonstrate your commitment to using reduced CO2 paper
All Carbon Capture charges will be paid to the Woodland Trust who will plant woodland at one of their accredited woodland creation sites in the UK
If you would like to know more about the Carbon Capture scheme - please get in touch with us.
Do consumers care?
While paper and cardboard printed packaging is easy to recycle, they can also contribute to deforestation and illegal logging, that's why it is imperative to trst printers that responsibly source material.
86%
of global consumers prefer to choose products that do not harm plants and animals.
76%
say product sustainability credentials should be independently certified.
77%
of those consumers who recognise the FSC label prefer to choose an FSC-certified product instead of an equivalent non-certified product.
59%
of consumers surveyed in the US and UK are willing to pay more for eco-friendly packaging. *
We were honoured to attend tree planting at Young People's Forest in Derbyshire on the 25th of November 2021. Check out the Youtube video from the Premier Paper Group who put on the event with the Woodland Trust as part of the carbon capture scheme.