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Pittsburgh, PA, United States

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PrintNet

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http://www.printnetinc.com

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Print Design, Art Direction, Editing

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Why Choose Print Net as Your Green Printer? Print Net is a superior-quality green printing company that meets the highest environmental standards at a reasonable price Unparalleled customer service and commitment to excellence Over 25 years experience in the printing industry State-of-the-art facilities and materials, including tree-free stocks, 100% recycled materials, and non-toxic soy inks and water-based inks and coatings Informed assistance in evaluating the most cost-effective options for every project Innovative image and concept development, graphic design, and writing and editing services In-house, USPS-certified mail fulfillment services Rapid turnaround options for local and national deliveries Why Print Green? Green printing helps preserve forests and forest habitats. A forest area the size of 20 football fields is lost every minute to paper production. (envirofacts.com) The Environmental Defense Fund estimates that 90 percent of the printing and writing paper in the United States is produced from virgin wood pulp. Producing 2, 000 pounds (one ton) of virgin uncoated paper requires 6, 000 pounds of wood. Producing a ton of paper using 100% post-consumer copy paper rather than virgin pulp saves the equivalent of 24 trees (forty feet in height and 6-8 inches in diameter). (conservatree.org) 42% of all the wood harvested for industrial purposes in the world goes to making paper. (woodwise.org) The magazine industry harvests more than 30 million trees every year for paper. That's more than one tree every second. (woodwise.org) More than 70% of the paper in the world is made from wood taken from forests in regions with ecologically valuable, biologically diverse habitat. (woodwise.org) Tree plantations are home to about 90% fewer species than the forests that preceded them. (woodwise.org) Eco-friendly printing helps keep toxic chemicals out of our environment and generates far fewer greenhouse gasses compared to conventional printing. The printing industry is the single largest polluter in the world. It is also the third largest consumer of fossil fuels

Our Vision

Our Commitment to The Green Printing Industry

To have everyone�"especially those who are already environmentally conscious�"use only 100% Eco-friendly production for all their green printing, and to have each project we do be as cost-effective, efficient, joyful, creative, and beautiful as possible.

Our Vision for Environmentally Friendly Printing

A planet free from conventional, unsustainable, toxic, unconscious printing, logging, and papermaking.

Sweet, clean, pure air, water, and earth with vibrantly healthy forests, plants, wildlife, insects, food, businesses, and people.
Our Short-Term Goals of Green Printing
By 2010:
To have all environmentally conscious individuals and companies in the US printing, packaging, and marketing with 100% Eco-friendly printing and packaging materials.
To create a cooperative green printing facility in the US that is completely off the grid.
Our Long-Term Goals of Green Printing
By 2015:
To have all printing in the US be environmental printing.
To have three off-the-grid green printing facilities in the US, one each in the western, eastern, and central parts of the country.

Who We Are?

Print Net is a green printing company located on the East Coast in Pittsburgh, PA with West Coast locations including San Diego and San Francisco, California. Print Net is comprised of environmentally conscious, creative professionals with years of experience in the fields of printing, design, marketing, writing and editing, personal evolution, transformation, and world-class customer service. We are continually educating ourselves on the latest technologies of environmental printing and advancements in our fields and seeking ways to improve our Eco-friendly printer services. Please contact us if you are interested in joining our team of green printing professionals.

Owner/Founder Jeffrey A. Shaw
Jeff is a master printer with over 27 years experience in the printing business. He began working in commercial printing at the age of 20 at R.R. Donnelly & Sons in Pittsburgh. After 10 years in the conventional print business, observing (and smelling) the toxic hazards and senseless waste of the industry, he left in 1997 to start his own company with a commitment to offer environmental printing services to his clients. Since that time, he has worked with leading environmentalists to make ecological green printing commercially viable. Jeff looks at each new project as an opportunity and adventure in greening the planet. With a master’s degree in divinity and two bachelor’s degrees in business and economics, he is a yogi and a vegan who eats only organic raw foods. What describes Jeff best is his commitment to the environment and to bringing excellence, integrity, and 100% customer satisfaction to every project.
The Print Net Team

We have an eclectic team of passionate, multi-talented professionals including leading-edge graphic and web designers, award-winning editors, marketing wizards, and mail fulfillment and delivery specialists. We are all eager and ready to fulfill your green printing needs.

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