In Hong Kong, sustainable development has become an issue of concern to everyone. Whether they are citizens or large enterprises, everyone is willing to contribute to environmental protection.

As a region with important economic status and busy commercial activities, Hong Kong has the responsibility to adopt more environmentally friendly printing methods.

In fact, sustainable development is closely related to Bannershop. We reduce carbon emissions through green printing and integrate environmental protection into our daily business. Bannershop will continue to explore how to strengthen the coverage of green printing and promote the sustainable development of Hong Kong.

Why should we consider environmentally friendly printing?

Green printing is more cost-effective than traditional printing methods because green printing can reduce resource waste and make more efficient use of limited resources. There is no need to worry about the trade-off between environmental protection and quality when using environmentally friendly printing.

If you want to print promotional materials and be environmentally friendly at the same time, a sustainable development enterprise, Bannershop is exactly the partner you expect.

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What is green printing?

What exactly is green printing? In fact, green printing is part of sustainable printing and is committed to minimizing the impact of the printing process on Environmental impact of printing methods. Green printing includes reducing energy use, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recycling materials.

Green printing emphasizes coordination with the environment, including the use of environmentally friendly printing materials, the printing production process, whether the printed matter is safe, and whether the printed matter is developed sustainably.

In the printing industry, how to ensure sustainable development? Learn now about 5 methods of environmentally friendly printing.

1. Reduce paper waste: After customers place an order for the promotional items they need online, instead of using additional paper receipts, use email invoices to avoid unnecessary printing.

2. Reuse packaging materials: In addition to promotional supplies, packaging materials actually also affect the environment. Green printing can be practised by reusing packaging materials as much as possible and uniformly packaging goods sent to the same location to reduce resource waste.

3. Use biodegradable products: Treat lamination as a non-essential printing process, and use high-quality stickers such as the Mastercast™ series to avoid lamination and reduce excess resources.

4. Use more durable products: When customers purchase promotional products, they can choose products with higher durability. For example, you can buy aluminium pull up banners that are more maintainable. This way you can reduce waste and don't have to buy them again in a short time.

5. Use environmentally friendly inks: Soy and vegetable inks can be used instead of oil-based inks during the printing process to improve the biodegradability of the paper. These inks also tend to be easier to spread, resulting in less ink waste and less volatile organic compounds, reducing health impacts.

The relationship between green printing and Bannershop

Bannershop is very concerned about sustainable development, so it will pay more attention to environmental protection and reduce resource waste when producing promotional materials.

Bannershop's green printing products

1. BGreen™ YUPO Poster

BGreen™ YUPO Poster are sustainable. The scraps cut off during the production process of YUPO paper can be recycled. After use, YUPO can also be recycled. In addition, YUPO paper does not use any harmful heavy metals or substances that can damage the ozone layer during the production process or during degradation. Even when YUPO paper is burned, it only produces water and carbon dioxide, so it is an environmentally friendly choice for Bannershop posters.

2. BGreen™ Sticker and BGreen™ Hi-Tac Sticker

BGreen™ series stickers are made of non-PVC materials. It is highly durable and can be recycled and reused after use, which plays an important role in sustainable development. Compared with PVC materials, BGreen™ series products are more environmentally friendly and are proof that Bannershop is committed to green printing.

3. BGreen™ Honeycomb board

BGreen™ Honeycomb board is made of paper, which can reduce the time required for degradation. In addition, the material of BGreen™ environmentally friendly honeycomb panels is both strong and lightweight, making it convenient for customers to carry the honeycomb panels for outdoor promotion, and is not easily crushed.

4.BGreen™ Banner

Our newly launched eco-friendly banner does not contain PVC, and the eco-friendly banner is lightweight and can be printed in high definition, which is very popular among customers.

In order to further promote the environmental protection process, we work together with Green One Lab to recycle BGreen™ banners. Customers can hand in the BGreen™ banners directly to Green One Lab, and Green One Lab will use the banners recycled from customers to produce different types of Environmentally friendly products give new life to BGreen™ banners.

In summary, Bannershop has a close relationship with green printing. It is not only committed to promoting environmental awareness, but also able to provide high-quality promotional products.

Prospects of green printing

1. Use environmentally friendly materials:

The traditional printing industry usually uses a large amount of paper and harmful chemicals. However, printers in Hong Kong can switch to recycled paper or paper made from renewable resources.

2. Reduce waste and energy consumption:

Reducing waste and saving energy are crucial to achieving environmentally friendly printing. Printers can improve their production processes, reduce costly production steps, and reduce waste generation.

3. Promote green supply chains:

To jointly achieve green printing goals, printing companies in Hong Kong can collaborate with other suppliers. They can use paper labeled by the Forest Stewardship Council. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an organization that promotes sustainable forests. Only wood products (such as paper) produced in "well-managed forests" certified by them will receive FSC certification.

4. Provide environmental awareness training:

Business operators in the printing industry can provide regular environmental awareness training, and can also conduct regular industry exchanges to allow printers to exchange environmental information with each other, which is crucial to the sustainable development of Hong Kong's printing industry. provide relevant guidance and resources.

Achieving green printing is crucial to Hong Kong's sustainable development. Using environmentally friendly materials, reducing waste and energy consumption, promoting green supply chains, and providing environmental awareness training.

As consumers, you can also support and choose green printing products and services to help promote the sustainable development of Hong Kong.