Government in-plants meet in Denver for NGPA 2012 conference

By Bob Neubauer

Sustainability and paper were hot topics of discussion during a session by Corinne Dubois and Toni Waser, of Boise Paper.

"We have a stable and thriving forest products industry in the U.S.," insisted Dubois, who noted that if your paper comes from this country, it has likely been harvested responsibly. This led to some emotional exchanges from the audience as they expressed frustration over the popular misconception that paper is "bad." Dubois blamed advocacy groups for spreading this false message. In fact, she added, "You can't assume that electronic communication is better environmentally." There is plenty of waste in the manufacture, disposal and power consumption of the devices used.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

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