Being ‘Green’ Pays Dividends

Internally at Quad/Graphics, recycling is combined with benchmarking, hazardous waste control and control of its offset, rotogravure and web finishing air emissions, to drive down waste and curb energy usage. In 2006, for example, 98.5 percent of all materials purchased and used by Quad in its manufacturing and office operations (more than 300,000 tons annually) was recycled for other uses, including 299,000 tons of paper and fiber, nine tons of fluorescent lamps, 18 tons of co-mingled containers, 1,800 tons of metal, 800 tons of plastic and 4,600 tons of wood, together with 1,700 tons of recovered energy.