CarbonFree Partner

Parks Printing Company

Description

Founded in 1946 in Lubbock, Texas, Parks Printing Company has a long history of combining fine craftsmanship with spirited innovation. We also believe that businesses have a role to play in making the world a better place. That’s why we’re working to make Parks Printing Company one of the greenest printers in America.

Visit our website www.printparks.com for online pricing on eco-friendly printed products for business and personal use. You can also request online price quotations for custom printed projects on a variety of recycled papers. In addition, visit our blog, greenprinters.blogspot.com, which addresses current events relating to the environment.

Commitment

Currently, Parks Printing Company:

- Offsets all of its carbon emissions (business, travel, and shipping) through partnership with Carbonfund.org.
- Offers a complete line of competitively priced recycled papers and vegetable-based inks.
- Cuts down on undeliverable mail by checking direct mailing lists against the Ecological Mail database.
- Recycles all of its waste paper, ink and printing plates.
- Uses a portion of electricity generated by wind power, provided by XCEL Energy.
- Provides PSA for environmental causes in Ink Link newsletter.
- Participates in reforestation projects.
- Awards a limited number of “green print grants”, each year, that fund a portion of the printing costs on environmentally worthy projects.

Quote

"We chose reforestation as our carbon offset because we support this vital natural resource that sustains our industry, wildlife habitats and the environment in which we live.” – Don Parks, President