Environmental

Working in harmony, naturally

As a print supplier, we accept wholeheartedly our social and moral responsibilities on environmental issues and have put in place positive and far-reaching initiatives to help reduce our impact on the environment.

Here are just some of the many ways we are reducing our impact:

• Energy saving measures
• Water conservation
• Safe storage, use and disposal of chemicals and emissions, including C02
• Reducing our carbon footprint
• Waste minimization and recycling
• Use of vegetable based inks
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain of custody

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Because Forests Matter, MUSE works to the stringent guidelines set out by the Forest Stewardship Council at all times. This means that MUSE provides a valid chain of custody for print production using only materials that have been approved by the FSC and suppliers and partners that work to the same guidelines. This helps MUSE to promote responsible forestry at all times.

By ensuring that your jobs are printed on FSC approved papers (sourced only from managed forests and approved by the FSC) you are ensuring that the trees from which the pulp is taken are grown and felled responsibly. It also means the printed job can display the FSC logo to demonstrate your responsible environmental selection. We will provide advice on the best selection for each project.

Using digital printing to reduce waste.

By utilizing digital printing wherever suitable for low run projects such as business cards and tailored marketing, waste for make ready is significantly reduced to just 10% saving some 2128 kg of board being wasted each year or another 36 trees.

The NAPM

The National Association of Paper Merchants has been the only accredited trade association for paper/board merchants and wholesalers since it's foundation in 1920.

The NAPM's primary purpose can be simply stated as:

"Promoting the Value of the UK Paper and Board Merchant"

The NAPM is able to act and speak with all the power provided by being the sole representative of some 19 companies which in itself represents the overwhelming majority of the paper merchant's sector within the UK.

NAPM Approved Recycled Marks

The NAPM recovered fibre definition states

Paper and board qualities seeking to be accredited with one of the NAPM Recycled Paper Marks must be manufactured from a minimum of 50%, 75% or 100% genuine paper and board waste fibre, no part of which should contain mill produced waste.

The NAPM defines genuine recovered fibre in the following terms:

1. Converters Waste: waste that has left the mill and is waste from a cutting or slitting operation
2. Printers waste: printed or unprinted - waste collected from a printing operation and may be either 'trimmings' (guillotine waste), 'overs', 'rejects' or any other similar waste received direct from a printer.
3. Domestic/Office waste: waste collected from either of these places - it may be printed or unprinted.
4. Newsstand Returns
5. Other - for example industrial waste, agricultural waste etc

Any combination of the above can go towards the 50%, 75% or 100% genuine recovered fibre minimum.

Under no circumstances can Mill Broke, Virgin Wood Fibre or Virgin Non-wood Fibre contribute to genuine recovered fibre.

Approved Brands

This is not a recycled mark that anyone can just use

Owners of these brands have to comply with a very clear specification which was compiled with the consumer clearly in mind. Renewal of certification has to take place every two years to ensure that the brand continues to comply with the specification.

The date shown is when the current certification period for that brand expires.

List of Approved Brands

ERA SILK & GLOSS - M-real UK (July 2009)
9LIVES 55 - The Paper Company (April 2009)
NATURALIS RECYCLED - Tullis Russell Papermakers (May 2009)
OXYGEN 50:50 - Elliott Baxter & Co (June 2009)
REVIVE 50:50 GLOSS, SILK & OFFSET - Robert Horne Group (September 2009)
SATIMAT GREEN - Arjowiggins (September 2009)
TRUCARD RECYCLED - Tullis Russell Papermakers (May 2009)

1803 ARTIST - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)
C & C MANILLA - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)
CONSERVATION - Curtis Fine Papers (September 2009)
CONSERVATION DOC- IT - Curtis Fine Papers (July 2008)
EP4 - M-real New Thames (May 2009)
EVOLUTION SATIN & GLOSS - Premier Paper Group (April 2009)
EXISTENCE - Ex-Mill Envelope & Paper Co (October 2008)
EXPLORER - Grupo Portucel Soporcel (May 2008)
FROGMORE BLOTTING - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)
GREENCOAT PLUS, GLOSS & VELVET - Howard Smith Paper (October 2008)
GREENCOAT OFFSET - Howard Smith Paper Group (March 2008)
HORNE TRIPLEX - Robert Horne Group (November 2007)
INCLUSION RANGE - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)
LANDSCAPE NATURAL KRAFT - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)
LANDSCAPE SUGAR PAPER - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)
MILLSTREAM - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)
9LIVES 80 - The Paper Company (December 2008)
PRESTBURY DISPLAY PRODUCTS - Slater Harrison & Co (January 2009)
PRINTABLADE - Robert Horne Group (November 2007)
RECYCLED SUPREME - Xerox Office Supplies (May 2008)
REVIVE 75 GLOSS, SILK & MATT - Robert Horne Group (November 2007)
REVIVE SILK - Robert Horne Group (March 2008)
SCOTIA WEAVE - Curtis Fine Papers (November 2008)
TAKE 2 SILK - James McNaughton Group (May 2009)
TWO WATERS - Paper Trail Mill (March 2008)

ARRIBA! - Howard Smith Paper Group (December 2008)
CORONA - Paperback (September 2009)
CYCLUS OFFSET - Dalum Papir (November 2009)
CYCLUS PRINT - Dalum Papir (November 2009)
ECOLOPE - Bespoke Envelopes Direct (July 2009)
ELLIE POO - The Exotic Paper Company (July 2009)
EURAL - Arjo Wiggins Le Bourray (September 2009)
EVOLUTION TEXT 100% RECYCLED - Premier Paper Group (July 2009)
EVOLVE BUSINESS - M-real New Thames (May 2009)
EVOLVE OFFICE - M-real New Thames (May 2009)
EVOLVE OFFICE BA - M-real New Thames (May 2009)
HP RECYCLED - International Paper (UK) (May 2009)
LENZA-TOP- RECYCLING - Lenzing AG (June 2009)
LENZA-TOP- RECYCLING SUPER - Lenzing AG (June 2009)
METAPHOR - Curtis Fine Papers (September 2009)
9LIVES 100 MATT - The Paper Company (May 2009)
9LIVES BUSINESS - The Paper Company (September 2009)
9LIVES OFFICE EXTRA - The Paper Company (May 2009)
9LIVES OFFSET - The Paper Company (August 2008)
PREMIUM RECYCLED - International Paper (UK) (May 2009)
RE-ECO (Face Paper Only) - Smith & McLaurin (September 2009)
RECYCLED OPTIMUM - Xerox Office Supplies (July 2009)
REVIVE 100 GLOSS, SILK & OFFSET - Robert Horne Group (October 2008)
REVIVE 100 UNCOATED - Robert Horne Group (May 2009)
TAKE 2 OFFSET - James McNaughton Group (October 2008)
TAKE 2 PRINT - James McNaughton Group (May 2009)