| It is an interesting fact that printing, which is regularly | | | | and better for us to live in. Unfortunately today, |
| used and is essential for all possible industries across | | | | when our world is facing the great natural threats, |
| the world in some form or the other, contributes | | | | we do not have a super hero to come straight out |
| much towards the growing threat against mankind | | | | of the comic book and help us save the world. So it |
| and their only home in the whole universe, planet | | | | all lies in our own hands now. Every single individual |
| Earth. It is also a surprising fact that paper and | | | | today need to do something right in order to save |
| printing industry ranks fourth amongst manufacturers | | | | the world from the impending tragedy. Each one of |
| in the amount of energy consumed. Paper | | | | us will have to take up some responsibilities to |
| productions, electricity used for factory operation as | | | | understand the problem, create awareness and stop |
| well as the actual printing process demands a lot of | | | | the menace. One small step towards this big leap |
| fossil fuel. These make printers a major consumer of | | | | would be to minimize the VOC threats and natural |
| natural resources. If the amount of natural resource | | | | resource consumption and we can start by changing |
| consumption is not checked the world will soon be | | | | the way things work in the printing houses. |
| devoid of all its resources. | | | | Of course we cannot stop using printed materials as |
| Moreover, like most production units, printing houses | | | | they are still the best methods of communication, |
| produce large amounts of harmful wastes. VOCs or | | | | even in today's electronic age. But we can surely use |
| Volatile Organic Compounds are produced everyday | | | | green printing. No, green printing do not mean printing |
| in large quantities by these printing houses. The main | | | | with green ink. It signifies a safer technical method of |
| causes of production of these harmful volatile organic | | | | printing that reduces the risk of bio hazards caused |
| compounds are petroleum based inks, varnishes, | | | | due to the orthodox printing techniques. Green |
| adhesives and laminates which are some essentials of | | | | printing uses recyclable raw materials in order to |
| printing houses. Bulk printing generally requires a lot of | | | | conserve energy rather than increasing the |
| these resources and eventually causes the production | | | | consumption. Green printers keep track of their total |
| of large quantities of VOCs. When released into the | | | | energy usage and implement strategies for offsetting |
| environment, these VOCs can effectively damage soil | | | | the environmental impact of their businesses. |
| and groundwater. The VOC vapors cause air pollution | | | | Electricity consumption is minimized and only FSC |
| when released into the environment. These in turn | | | | certified papers are used. FSC certified papers |
| contributes much towards global warming and also | | | | guarantee that they come from well managed |
| cause a lot of health issues to human beings. One of | | | | forests and adhere to strict environmental standards. |
| the most common health issues it can cause is | | | | So if we start using green printing instead of the |
| Asthma, other than several respiratory problems. | | | | normal printing that harms our planet and our lives, |
| In our childhood days, we have often come across | | | | we could actually become a super hero, each one of |
| comic book heroes like Superman, who had come | | | | us, and help mankind make this planet a better place |
| from another planet, and with his super powers went | | | | to live in. |
| to great extent to save our planet and make it safer | | | | |