MarketPlace Direct Can Help!

Here at MPD we know the cause and effect that global warming has on our planet. We are dedicated to helping you and your business become greener.

MPD has a waterless press that saves on chemical emissions, energy, and paper usage. We also print with 'FSC' certified paper we also have soy based inks for our other machines. If you want paper, envelopes, or other go green materials we can help.

To Learn more about the environment and what you can do to help save our environment has many ways you and your business can make a difference.

Business and the environment are closely linked. Though some businesses have more obvious impacts on the environment than others, all businesses have some environmental impact, through the products they manufacture or purchase, the energy and water they use, the transportation associated with employee commutes, and many other factors. Similarly, the health of a business is often contingent upon a healthy environment and the availability of abundant natural resources.

No business can operate for long without clean water, clean air or a chemically stable atmosphere. By improving the environmental performance of your business, you help to ensure a clean and healthy environment for future generations, as well as a healthy and more efficient economy.

Improving your company’s environmental performance is good for business. Greening your company’s operations makes them more efficient. Waste indicates inefficiency: the more waste your business produces, the less efficient it is.

By producing less waste, consuming less paper and energy, and using resources more efficiently, your business can cut costs while enhancing the sustainability of its operations. In addition, acting responsibly toward the environment promotes good will among customers, shareholders, and employees.

1. Computerize pre-press operations

• Eliminates photochemical's
• Saves water and energy

2. Establish a solvent recycling program

• Saves material
• Reduces air pollution

3. Use alcohol-free printing

• Improves air quality
• Improves worker health and safety
• Reduces chemical use

4. Print on "treeless" and recycled content papers

• Saves trees, energy, and water
• Encourages new agricultural development
• Keeps paper out of the landfill

5. Educate customers on "green printing"

• Printers produce a "greener" product
• Helps in pollution prevention, compliance, resource conservation

6. Use low VOC inks

• Reduces air pollution
• Improves employee safety

7. Sequence print jobs by ink color

• Saves ink changes, labor, ink waste

8. Establish inventory control

• Reduces waste to landfill, saves money

9. Communicate without paper

• Cuts cost and use of paper and solid waste
• Saves time, postage, and/or fax costs

10. Use energy efficient equipment

• Saves energy and money

Smarter procurement practices, improved energy efficiency, and greater use of renewable energy can help reduce the threats of global warming.

For more information and resources on going green please visit: Our Green Planet