GPO Seeks Sustainable Paper Products Feedback
March 2009The GPO, which is the federal government’s primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing, authenticating and reserving published U.S. Government information, is inquiring about this in response to requests from GPO customers who are interested in fulfilling their printing needs with more sustainable paper choices.
Last year, public printer Bob Tapella held a Paper Industry Day at GPO to learn about paper sustainability from paper industry leaders from around the world. He plans to host another Paper Industry Day this year.
“I would like GPO to use more environmentally responsible paper, both in our plant and for our agency customers,” Tapella said. “I realize there are challenges in achieving this, and look forward to continuing to hear from the paper industry on ways we all can provide the best sustainable practices available.”
To access the RFI, click here.
Wood Pulp, the primary raw material used to produce bond and offset grade papers is primarily derived from a renewable agricultural crop called trees. For decades tree farmers and forest product companies in the USA have cultivated their crop so efficiently that the USA has a greater abundance of healthy trees then anytime in at least the last 100 years. Sustainabilty is the modus operendi and attempts to gain political favor by adding tag lines only add cost and confusion to a domestic product that was "green " before being "green" was emotionaly popular. Karl Lady, previously chaired gov't industry committee for IBFI.