How Do You Measure Up? Defining Green Printing -Tom Tozier

By Tom Tozier

An ongoing “hot topic” these days is this: just how sustainable does a business practice or an organization need to be in order to be considered “green?”

If you’re a printer (in-plant or commercial), is it simply enough to use recycled paper? Is it enough to use recycled paper and vegetable-based inks? Maybe we shouldn’t use paper at all; let’s just e-format all the content. After all, isn’t that the ultimate “greenness,” no printing on paper?

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Tom Tozier Author's page Tom Tozier has more than 30 years of experience in the printing industry, having managed and directed both commercial and in-plant printing operations. Most recently, he served as director of Imaging Services for the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tom recently ventured out on his own and is now president of TNT Sustainable Business Solutions, a consulting firm that promotes and provides services for creating sustainable business practices, measuring and improving print shop effectiveness, and sustainability marketing. He is currently enrolled in the University of Colorado's Professional Studies program and is working towards earning certification in Sustainability Management.