As handprinters, we have responsibilities to the environment and the industry. Our Environmental focus starts with absoloute eco friendly Permaset Aqua (Currently being evaluated for Organic Certification) water based inks. These inks also carry a 8/8 rating on the Blue wool scale and is considered a Class 1 Oketex rating for Formaldehyde. Our wash up solutions are subsequently only for waterbased inks and our thinking goes further into product yeilds, on-shore accessibility to services, product education and recycling. Down to our own footprint reduction.

We are part of the Marrickville Council Target sustainability program, we are committed to 10% reduction in all areas (energy consumption / waste reduction / water usage reduction) by January 2011.

We have far surpassed all agendas so far and are looking toward carbon nuetral to positive within 3 years. Preferably off the grid.

See link here to the Marrickville Council Target Sustainability Program.

We have as a result got our rubbish wastes to landfill to 25% of previous / carbon footprint due to electricity usage to 50% of previous. Our ink supplies are now delivered in returnable drums - washed and re-filled. This is just the beginning.

Our main point of education is the on-shore processes available here to make garments for Australia in house - all the way from fabric to packaging - reducing the need for off-shore production and sea and air transportation.

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