All
of our labels are printed
with soy ink. Made from
the sustainable soybean, soy ink is an
eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based
inks for the following reasons: it is
naturally low in volatile compounds, it
saves the 2 gallons of petroleum to make
the standard printer cartdridge, and it
is easier to remove from paper products
during de-inking for recycling. |
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"The
EPA estimates that the current US recycling
of municipal solid waste avoids greenhouse
gas emissions equivalent to 180 million
tons of CO2, or about 2.5% of total US
greenhouse gas emissions of approximately
7.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
An increase of the recycling rate in the
US from the current 32% to an achievable
65% could mean an additional 180 million
tons of avoided greenhouse gas emissions,
brining the total to approximately 360
millions tons. Recycled aluminum saves
95% of the energy cost of producing aluminum
from raw materials. The plastic from a
recycled beverage container can be used
indefinitely, avoiding the greenhouse
gas emissions associated with combusting
plastic wastes and eliminating the need
to extract petroleum to make another plastic
bottle. The carbon in the recycled plastic
bottle is continually reused and sequestered
in the product, rather than wasted in
a landfill. The amount of saved energy
from recycling aluminum and steel cans,
plastic PET and glass containers, newsprint
and corrugated packaging was equivalent
to:
The amount of electricity consumed by
17.8 million Americans in one year.
29% of the annual nuclear electricity
generation in the US.
7.9% of annual electricity generation
from fossil fuels in the US.
11% of the energy produced by coal fired
power plants in the US.
The energy supplied from 2.7% of imported
barrels of crude oil into the U.S.
The amount of gasoline used in almost
11 million passenger automobiles in one
year.
Conversely, last year the amount of lost
energy from throwing away aluminum and
steel cans, plastic PET and glass containers,
newsprint and corrugated packaging was
equivalent to:
The amount of electricity consumed by
10 million Americans in one year.
17% of annual nuclear electricity generation
in the US.
4.6% of the annual electricity generated
from fossil fuels in the US.
>6% of the energy produced by coal
fired power plants in the US.
The energy supplied from 2% of imported
barrels of crude oil into the U.S.
The amount of gasoline used in 6.5 million
passenger automobiles in a one year.
A 10%, 25% and 50% respective increase
of the amount of cans, bottles, newsprint
and corrugated packaging currently recovered
would result in:
New energy savings of 77, 191 and 383
million MBTUs, which in terms of crude
oil represents a savings between $957
Million to $4.8 billion.
>3.9, 9.6 and 19.3 fewer megatons of
waste to landfill.
11.6, 29 and 58 fewer megatons of GHG
emissions into our atmosphere, which is
equivalent to 44% of all the GHG emissions
from US landfills."
Every recycled
item makes difference! |
