Our next green effort - Linseed oil inks
In
our quest to deliver the highest quality and most environmentally
responsible stationery to our clients, Copper Willow proudly announces
that we are changing to EcoPride ink. We currently use soy-based
inks, and we will be converting our palette to linseed oil based inks.
Linseed oil is a product of the flax plant, a North American native
plant that grows with low water and little or no fertilizer. The ink
provides beautiful coverage with less waste product due to skinning (ink drying out at the top of the ink can).
As of today, our palette is 20% linseed oil and we anticipate that the
entire palette will be converted by June 2010.
Here are a few more facts about our ink:
-Use a combination of vegetable oils, including linseed oil with a minimum of 45% of renewable resource content as calculated from accumulated data on the ingredients contained in the product
-Contain less than 3 percent petroleum distillates.
-Contain no more than 5% Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Test Method 24, or as calculated from accumulated data on the ingredients contained in the product
-Contain no more than 5% Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Test Method 24, or as calculated from accumulated data on the ingredients contained in the product
-meet
Council of Northeast Governors Coalition (CONEG) regulation for
packaging, with a combined heavy metal total of less than 100 ppm of
mercury, lead, cadmium and hexavalent chromium
Just one more way that Copper Willow is working for a greener future!
Posted by Copper Willow at 11/20/2009 10:48 PM 
Categories: copper willow happenings
Tags: voc green soy ink linseed oil eco vegetable responsible flax epa ecopride eco-friendly
Categories: copper willow happenings
Tags: voc green soy ink linseed oil eco vegetable responsible flax epa ecopride eco-friendly
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