May 7, 2019 Be Careful What You Wish For Last week, the owner of the 131-year-old paper mill in Luke, Md. announced its closing as of June 30. Six-hundred-and-seventy-five people will lose their jobs, and consider how far-reaching the implications: Families of those workers; businesses that cater to those workers; businesses that offer services to the mill; the loss of tax revenue to local governments. Luke is a small town. The mill closing could be cataclysmic. Folks, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but YOU caused this. How many of you have a “please save a tree and don’t print this email” in your online signature?…
June 1, 2018 60% vs 18% or HOW GREEN IS YOUR COMPUTER? How about starting your day today by questioning a previously held “sacred cow” about the environmental sustainability of printing vs. electronic media? Consider the following questions: Is reading emails a “greener” activity than reading printed paper? Is the computer industry “greener” than the paper industry? Are you helping the environment by getting your news from the internet rather than a daily printed newspaper? If you answered YES to any or all of these questions, guess what, YOU’RE WRONG! The ways in which printing and paper is better for the environment, leaving a substantially smaller carbon footprint, are too numerous to…
November 3, 2017 The Wild, Wacky World of…..PAPER! I won’t call this blog EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT PAPER BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK, because a humble blog is no place to discuss everything there is to know about paper. That would take a book. Or an encyclopedia. Paper can be described by its characteristics. First, there is weight. This is usually expressed either as gsms (grams per square meter) or pounds. On any ream-wrapped paper, you will normally find both measurements. Second, paper is described by its grade. Some different grades include bond, text, cover, coated, offset and label. Third, white paper has a particular…
