Ripon Printers
Green Tier - Tier 1 Participant

Ripon Printers focuses on serving small to mid-size catalog marketers and publishers throughout the United States, producing catalogs and directories as well as manuals and soft-cover educational products. To reduce energy consumption, Ripon Printers changed 497 Metal Halide fixtures to more efficient T8 High-Intensity Fluorescents. The environmental initiative immediately cut power usage by over 50 percent in the production areas and eliminated 12,750 tons of carbon dioxide, 3,475 tons of carbon, 55.2 tons of sulfur dioxide and 26.9 tons of nitrogen oxides over a 20-year period. In addition, Ripon Printers uses 100 percent digital workflow as well as source reduction efforts and recycling of materials ranging from printing plates to paper waste. Customer education programs also deliver important information about how marketers and publishers can make their print materials more environmentally friendly. As a Green Tier company, Ripon Printers is targeting continued reduction in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) emissions, seeking to continually reduce energy consumption and Forest Stewardship Council certification.

Acceptance Letter

• Acceptance Letter [PDF 47KB] Posted April 18, 2008

Public Notices/Press Releases

• Green Tier welcomes Ripon Printers [PDF 126KB] Posted June 11, 2008

Photos taken during the Green Tier Signing
April 21, 2008

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Archived Material

• Green Tier Application [PDF 442KB] Posted January 10, 2008
• Attachment 2: Environmental Performance [PDF 32KB]

• Public Notice on an Application for Tier 1 of Green Tier [PDF 12KB] Posted January 10, 2008