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Great Printer Environmental Initiative and Certification
What Print Buyers Need to Know: • Comply with all applicable environmental, health
and safety requirements.
In January 1993, PIM forged a partnership with the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to recognize he • Go beyond compliance by minimizing waste, reusing
printing industry’s voluntary compliance to perform or recycling waste that cannot be prevented and
environmental audits. Printing Industry Midwest maximizing energy efficiency.
created the Great Printer Environmental Initiative, of
which the primary objective is to achieve and maintain • Pursue continuous environmental, health and safety
compliance with all environmental, health and safety improvements.
(EHS) rules, regulations and laws.
• Conduct a facility EHS audit annually (or once every
Great Printers earn their designation because they 36 months if they have a written and effective
voluntarily go above and beyond what the law requires. Environmental Management System (EMS) in place
To qualify for the Great Printer Environmental Initiative, that meets the standards of the Great Printer
a printer must meet the following criteria: program).
Certified Great Printers
Ambassador Press, Inc. – Minneapolis, MN Johnson Printing – Rochester, MN
AWT Labels & Packaging – Minneapolis, MN Johnson Printing & Packaging – Minneapolis, MN
Bang Printing – Brainerd, MN Johnson/Anderson & Assoc. – Shakopee, MN
The Bernard Group – Chaska, MN Larkin Industries – St. Paul, MN
Bolger Vision Beyond Print – Minneapolis, MN Lofton Label, Inc. – Inver Grove Heights, MN
Catapult ME, Inc. – Minneapolis, MN Mark Thomas Company – Sleepy Eye, MN
Clear Lake Press, Inc. – Waseca, MN NCCO–National Checking Company – St. Paul, MN
Computype – Roseville, MN Nystrom Publishing Co., Inc. – Maple Grove, MN
Continental Press, Inc. – St. Cloud, MN Palmer Printing Company – St. Cloud, MN
Daily Printing – Plymouth, MN Press Sure Print – Minneapolis, MN
Dolan Printing – Minneapolis, MN Pro Print, Inc. – Duluth, MN
The First Impression Group, Inc. – Eagan, MN Process Displays – Minneapolis, MN
Flaire Print Communications – Minneapolis, MN Quality Resource Group – Plymouth, MN
Franklin Press, Inc. – Plymouth, MN Seven Corners Printing Co. – St. Paul, MN
GLS Companies – Brooklyn Park, MN Shapco Printing, Inc. – Minneapolis, MN
GLS Companies – St. Paul, MN Streamworks – Arden Hills, MN
Graphic Design, Inc. – Hastings, MN Tandem Printing, Inc. – Eagan, MN
Impressive Print – St. Paul, MN Target Corp. Printing Svcs. – Brooklyn Park, MN
J-C Press – Owatonna, MN Thomson Reuters – Eagan, MN
Japs-Olson Company – St. Louis Park, MN Visions, Inc. – Brooklyn Park, MN
The John Roberts Company – Minneapolis, MN
Paul Gutkowski 651.789.5505
Director of Safety & Environmental Services paulg@pimw.org
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