At 3monkeys print and design, LLC we believe that we are borrowing the Earth and that one should always return something in at least as good of condition as they received it.
With this philosophy in mind, we at 3monkeys, do our part to maintain a recycle/reuse/renew policy.
In order to do so we employ the following:
- We recycle our paper, plastic and metal recyclables.
- We store and use scrap leftovers. This includes coming up with marketable products for scrap material along with using them for small and/or personal projects.
- We reuse and/or recycle old sign and menu blanks. Let us know if you are interested in a sign made from old sign leftovers.
- We are an cellular-waste drop-off point. If you have used cell-phones orPDA’s (working or not) please drop them off. We will get your e-waste to the proper recycle/reuse facility and help prevent these heavy metals from getting dumped in our landfills, our oceans or getting sent to third world countries to be open pit burned. (The last of which is what happens to most discarded e-waste. Check out the following websites for more info on e-waste: http://www.heartland.org/policybot/results/19474/EWaste_Management_Presents_Challenges_Opportunities.html or http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60minutes/main4579229.shtml )
- We have no solvent-ink printers. Our in-house printers are pigment based ink. Even eco-solvent is a solvent; we at 3monkeys opt to go with the much more environmentally sound pigment inks. In some cases our customers have jobs that require solvent printing at which times we outsource to local businesses that use eco-solvent printers. We are currently looking into HP’s new acrylic ink printers as a superior earth friendly technology and will be employing acrylic printers as soon as the cost/sales make this purchase viable.
- We offer recyclable and cotton alternatives for sign and banner substrates.
- We build most of our furniture ourselves this includes our twenty foot work bench. What furniture we did not build we acquired used. In fact we only have ever purchased 5 new chairs.
- We keep our electrical usage low. We maintain the shop temperature based on what the machines require for optimum efficiency. We use natural lighting in the design room and only turn on the lights in the production room when necessary. All our equipment goes into standby when not in use.
- We offset our carbon footprint through EcoAid. (ecoaidnow.com) EcoAid doesn’t just “plant trees” because we don’t need more orchards; they invest funds in a combination of reforestation, gas capture and renewable energy research/investment.
There are a lot of ways to conserve many of them can even save you money. Check out this article published in the
Phoenix Business Journal through SRP after
Maranda attended a free workshop they offered. Remember being “Green” is a fad.
Investing in the preservation of our planet and its ecosystem is a way of life.
Thank you,
3monkeys print & design staff |
