Print Innovation Asia Issue 6 2022
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ble Impact Eighth Generation’s limited-edition blankets were shipped in recyclable, digitally printed corrugated boxes
HP PageWide technology supports sustainability goals with HP PageWide true water-based inks that contain no hazardous air pollutants, supporting a safe and comfortable work environment. They are designed to meet worldwide regulatory requirements, such as UL ECOLOGO, USDA FDA, Swiss Ordinance and Nestlé guidelines, and to address a broad range of health and environmental considerations.
printheads, reducing the water used in press cleanup.
Digitally printed packaging allows print-on-demand in small quantities, reducing obsolescence, waste and warehousing. It also eliminates the need for harsh chemicals for cliché plate creation – another way to help the environment.
“Our customers require sustainable solutions, leading us to choose a waterbased solution that meets our recycling requirements. HP digital presses operating alongside analog presses enable seamless recycling of materials to our recycling stream.” said Luca Simoncini, of Ghelfi Ondulati, owner of the HP PageWide T1190 Press.
HP’s printing process itself is designed with sustainability in mind, with environmental benefits such as an automatic clean up procedure for the
Brands are increasingly demanding their boxes meet sustainability standards for end-of-life processes. Boxes printed with HP PageWide inks can be recycled in standard processes and composted as they are certified to PTS for recyclability and Din Certco for compostability*.
Converters and brands are thinking green Converters who have invested in an HP PageWide corrugated press are already seeing sustainability benefits. Australia’s Italiya Graphics, which purchased the HP PageWide C500 Corrugated Press to expand its corrugated packaging and digital printing offering while maintaining its core-value of ‘Printing with Conscience’. “Our clients have been asking for more environmentally friendly processes for some time now and we needed to answer that call and leapfrog the traditional suppliers,” explained Paras Italiya, General Manager, at Italiya Graphics. “We love disrupting the market. Being a water-based, single-pass press, the C500 is the perfect press to ensure that our clients’ work is 100% recyclable
