At Jakprints, being good environmental stewards is more than a throw-away line about initiatives or overuse of the word “green.” As a company, as people and as a community, we are passionate about leaving the Earth better than we found it and we’re confident you feel the same way.
Over 500,000 Trees Planted
Since January 1, 2012, Jakprints has planted one tree for any and every order. When you order flyers, we plant a tree. When you order t-shirts, we plant a tree. When you order stickers, banners, posters and hoodies, we will plant four trees… Catching on? Trees are planted and communities are rebuilt, all on our behalf through Trees for the Future, a non-profit organization based in Maryland.
Products
Planet friendly substrates, stocks and more.
Recycled Paper
While all of our paper stocks come from responsible sources; we also keep a steady supply of papers with high percentage of recycled content (post-consumer waste). Choosing responsible papers should never be a sacrifice.
- All of our paper stocks meet the same high standard for brightness and color fidelity, regardless of recycled content.
- You’ll never pay a premium for stocks with higher PCW content.
Responsibly Forested Papers
All of our papers are sourced from well-managed forests located in North America or Europe and certified by one of the three major organizations who follow the trees, pulp and paper through the entire chain of custody. Some are certified in all three.
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
- Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
- Sustainable Foresty Initiative (SFI)
Eco-Friendly Apparel
We offer a wide variety of eco-friendly garment options including organic cotton, hemp and bamboo fabrics. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, hit us up for a free custom quote — we have a network of more than 100 suppliers who can get almost any garment in the world.
Production
15x Less Wasted Paper than Other Printers
When setting up an offset print run, a typical press wastes around 500-1000 sheets of paper in so called makeready — among other things, makereadys are required to get the color plates aligned and the ink flows consistent. That’s 1000 press sheets that go directly in the recycling bin before your job has even run.
Our new Heidelberg press, North America’s first carbon neutral offset press, is able to do the same work with 30-50 sheets of paper. With the number of print runs we do, this has reduced our paper usage by over 40% per year. That’s 16 fewer tress per day that are chopped down solely for production waste.
Printing Waste
All of our production waste are recycled or reused.
- Aluminum plates from our offset presses is recycled monthly.
- Paper scraps and makereadys are combined with our office paper recycling.
Shipping & Packaging
Our house-stocked papers and boxes are warehoused by the truckload, drastically reducing our semi-truck deliveries.
All branded and unbranded shipping boxes are produced with at least 90% recycled material.
Reduced, Reused & Recycled
Our aggressive, sustainable practices put the planet first.
Clean Up
Less-harmful, just as clean.
We only use 100% biodegradable, organic solvent for reclamation and breakdown in place of cheaper, hazardous mineral spirits.
Internal Recycling
Jakprints’ employees recycle plastic, aluminum, glass and paper products throughout the workday. An on-screen, computer-based production system keeps employee paper usage to a minimum.