By Real Leaders
Printing industry innovations include recycling, composting, and educating consumers on responsible disposal.
S-One Holdings Corp. is a global company with subsidiaries and brands that develop and sell printing and graphics products. The 30-year-old business has been incorporating sustainability across its companies and business practices to reduce its environmental footprint, designing and producing environmentally conscious printing products manufactured, used, and recovered in a way that embraces a circular economy.
“We are dedicated to developing solutions that make the printing industry around the globe more environmentally conscious,” Co-Founder Art Lambert says. “Being sustainable is part of who we are and how we help make our communities cleaner and healthier.”
S-One offers over 100 eco-friendly products and has implemented several initiatives to help green the printing industry, including:
For HP, subsidiary BMG developed a satin canvas for large-format printing materials with recycled bottles and coating materials; recycled bond paper; PVC-free banner material that does not contain chlorine or phthalates; and recycled removable adhesive fabric.
Subsidiary LexJet’s ink cartridge recycling program has returned over two tons of cartridges from across the U.S. since 2021.
S-One Labels and Packaging created a sustainability resource guide to educate customers on environmental requirements, responsible disposal of packaging, and incorporating sustainable features in package design.
Its ReEarth bio-based films are made with raw materials that quickly compost, some of which can go into a countertop composter with food scraps to become usable soil.
ReTreve, a family of flexible packaging films, meets guidelines for store drop-off through programs for recycling into new bags or composite decking.
Subsidiary WallBottle.com makes wall décor and custom photo printing with sustainability in mind. Images are printed with environmentally certified inks on canvases made from recycled bottles and mounted on wooden frames sourced from sustainably managed forests. For every canvas purchased, WallBottle donates a portion of the sale to the World Wildlife Fund for environmental preservation and animal conservation.
Part of the United Nations Global Compact initiative, S-One continues to develop sustainable solutions in the evolving technology landscape. Through these efforts, the Sarasota, Florida-based company spreads awareness and social impact on making communities around the globe cleaner and healthier today and for future generations.
