While L+L invests in the latest printing technology, we never lose sight of the fact that printing is first and foremost an art – done by artisans. The passionate people at L+L create great work that helps to guarantee the success of our clients. With any print job there are 100 ways to mess it up, and only one way to do it right. This is the only way we know. Visit our website: L+L Printers

How does L+L Partner with iLuvTrees?

iLuvTrees is a sustainability initiative developed by L+L Printers to help clients “go green.” We offer a line of green products to complement your corporative green programs. Our products make it easy for CEOs and HR managers alike to rollout internal green programs that gain traction and stick. Click here to request a personal consultation.

What Makes L+L Green?

• Sponsor/Founder of ILT
• FSC Certified
• Unisource Green Respect Member
• Sony Green Partner
• Recycles 60 Tons of Paper Every Month
• Recycles unused inks
• Recycles press plates
• Flo Clear Fountain Solution Recycling System
• Soy and Vegetable-based Inks
• Alcohol-Free Press Fountain Solutions
• Low VOC solvents
• Computer-To-Plate (CTP) Setters, Which Eliminates the Need for Film
  (Film Contains Silver and Mercury Components)
• 100% of Facility Carbon Footprint offset with Renewable Wind Energy Credits

At L+L, we offset our carbon footprint by purchasing Renewable Energy Credits. While we might not able to generate our own alternative energy or purchase alternative energy through the grid right now, by purchasing RECs we offset our impact on the environment and support the development of Wind Energy around the world. Just one of the many little things we do to make a big difference. For more information on Wind Energy RECs, go to Community Energy

Incitrio is an award-winning graphic design and branding agency located in San Diego. We help clients build and grow strong, innovative brands that outperform their competition and stand the test of time. We strive to minimize our own impact on the environment, and help our clients do the same through sustainable design and production principles. Click here to visit our website >

Our Green Philosophy

Incitrio is 100% dedicated to being and going green. Our web hosting server is one of the only true clean power hosting companies, we recycle everything from paper and cans to toner and batteries. Most of our employees drive hybrid vehicles or take public transportation (we’re right across from a Coaster station). We educate our clients about the opportunities for FSC certification and redesign packaging with the cradle-to-cradle mentality. Our CEO is one of the founding members of the local AIGA EcoGrafik association, dedicated to educating designers about sustainability and sustainable design practices. Many of our clients include prominent members of the Clean Tech industry, and we are 100% dedicated to the triple bottomline: people, planet, and profit. Click here to find out more. >

Strategic Partnership with iLuvTrees

iLuvTrees is the brainchild and sustainability initiative of L+L Printers. Incitrio developed the brand strategy for iLuvTrees as well as designed, programmed and wrote the content for the iLuvTrees blog, calendar, recycling bin, tradeshow booth and marketing materials.

Green Design Starts Here

Sustainability is core to our corporate culture. So, if you’re looking to brand your clean tech company, redesign your product/packaging with a cradle-to-cradle mentality, or looking for a designer that understands that green design is about more than just printing on FSC certified paper…Incitrio is the firm for you.  Click here to request a personal consultation and learn more regarding our other sustainability and clean tech clients. >

Whether you need paper, packaging, or facility supplies Unisource will help your company go green! By partnering with Unisource we ensure you complete the Chain-of-Custody transaction and offer you a wide variety of green options.

Sustainability is not simply a matter of maximizing recycled content. Energy used in manufacture and transport, chlorine content and other chemical content (such as lignin), sustainable forestry, and other factors should be considered. Proximity of the mill to the printer should also be considered: a recycled paper that is shipped across the ocean is less sustainable than a sustainably harvested virgin-fiber paper that has to travel only a few miles.

Utopia One X, Utopia One, and Utopia Two (Sheets) are FSC certified. 10% recycled materials in their stock versions, but can be purchased at 20-30% PCW on a special order basis. Papers can be manufactured using green power on a special order basis.

Arch Paper

Tree Free, Acid Free, Solvent Free, Unbleached and Undyed, plus the ability to boast 100% post-consumer waste, makes Empire arguably “the greenest paper on earth”.

Coated Chorus Art Gloss and Silk are FSC certified, 25% PCW.

Rolland New Life DP 100 is FSC certified, 100% PCW.

All Crane papers are 100% recovered cotton fiber, which requires fewer chemicals and generates less waste than tree-based fiber.

Glama Natural Clear 29 lb. is FSC-certified translucent printing paper. Recycled Glama 17 lb., 24 lb. and 36 lb. are 30% PCW.

Domtar Earthchoice Papers are available in high-bright, blue-white shades, tactile and highly printable textures, and perfect cloud-like parchment effects. They are affordable on-press performers, endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance and certified to Forest Stewardship Council standards. Products in the EarthChoice line include Domtar Opaque-Plainfield (opaque), Cornwall (coated), Solutions, Feltweave and Nekoosa Linen (premium text and cover), Schooner and Earthcote (coated publication), and others. PCW content varies. Sandpiper is 100% PCW.

All Finch Paper products are SFI certified, and Finch Fine is FSC certified. Casablanca Opaque is 10% PCF, with higher post-consumer content available on a special order basis.

Fox River/Gilbert (Neenah)

Fox River EverGreen and Select and Gilbert Cotton and Neutech are available 100% PCW. Confetti is available 50% PCW, and various other grades are 30% PCW. All papers are process chlorine-free and/or elemental chlorine-free. Fox River/Gilbert uses hydroelectric power and renewable power for a percentage of its manufacturing.

French

Manufactured with 100% hydroelectric power. Recycled content unclear from website.

Hammermill Great White is 30% recycled office paper.

Déja Vu Coated C2S is 10% hemp/flax, 40% PCW, 20% pre-consumer waste, all chlorine-free. Vanguard Recycled Plus uncoated is 10% hemp/flax and 90% PCW, 100% process chlorine-free.

The Beckett Expression and Concept lines are FSC certified, as are some Options, Via and Strathmore grades. Options, Via and Strathmore include 100% PCW papers. All papers are process chlorine-free and/or elemental chlorine-free. Mohawk uses 60% windpower, and Beckett Expressions and Concept and Strathmore Writing and Script are carbon offset.

Astrolite PC 100 is 100% PCW, FSC certified. Envi packaging paper and board is 80% PCW, FSC certified. Astrolite, Dulcet, Caress and Envi are manufactured carbon neutral using hydroelectric and wind power.

Neenah Environment, Classic Crest, Classic Linen, Classic Laid, Classic Columns and Classic Cotton are FSC certified and Green Seal certified. All but Classic Cotton are chlorine-free certified and are available 100% PCW. Environment, Classic Crest, Starwhite and certain grades of Eames are Green-e certified for renewable energy. Some Environment grades use alternative fibers.

Coated: Sakura 100 is 100% PCW, Reincarnation Matte and C1S are 50% PCW, Primavera is 40% PCW. Symphony is 30% PCW and FSC certified. Uncoated: Everest and Imagination 100 offset are 100% PCW, FSC certified. Inventory items are manufactured with Green-e certified wind power. All papers are process chlorine-free and/or elemental chlorine-free. Other recycled and FSC-certified options are available.

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Potlatch Ancora C2S paperboard is FSC certified. Coated Centura, Productolith and Fortune are 10% PCW; Arbor Web, ArborPlus Web, PolarisPress Arbor and ConsoPress Arbor are 30% PCW. Fortune is SFI certified; all other grades above are FSC, SFI and PEFC certified. On Dow Jones Sustainability index.

All Sappi U.S. papers are available either FSC or SFI certified, or both. McCoy, Opus and Flo are 10% PCW and Lustro Offset Environmental is 30% PCW.

PhoeniXmotion, Consort Royal blue white, and Job Parilux are FSC certified. BVS, BRO and PhoenoStar are PEFC certified.

Coated: Kromekote Recycled and Knightkote are 30% PCW. Uncoated: Genesis is 100% PCW; Magna Carta, Outback, Passport, most Carnival and Synergy products are minimum 30% PCW. All papers are process chlorine-free and/or elemental chlorine-free.

The Exact Eco 100 line is 100% PCW, FSC certified and Green Seal certified. Approximately two-thirds of Wausau’s paper grades are at least 30% PCW, and many are Green Seal certified.

EcoGrafik is a collaborative that fosters and promotes positive action towards sustainable practices in the design community.

Goals/Objectives:
In sustainable practice we will:

1. Learn
2. Share
3. Promote/Inspire
4. Take Action
5. Innovate

EcoGrafik information at AIGA San Diego

Vianova Group is a a San Diego based company offering corporate social responsibility and sustainability consulting to businesses of all sizes. They offer leading-edge business solutions designed to organize, optimize and strengthen your business. Their collaborative approach focuses on helping you better manage and control your business while bringing out the best in your employees and your company.

Jim Simcoe is a green business strategist who provides highly profitable sustainable solutions for companies of all sizes.  Jim is also a sustainability executive coach for executives focused on leveraging ‘green’ in their business.

Designed to leave the smallest footprint possible on earth, 360 Vodka uses 85% recycled glass, 100% recycled paper and water based inks. Each bottle comes with a postage paid envelope to return the swingtop closure and have $1.00 donated to local environmental charities. 360 Vodka is distilled in the country’s most energy efficient distillery that reduces fossil fuel energy by 21%, commpared to the popular pot distilling method which uses 200% more energy.

Networkfleet, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless fleet management services that improves fleet operating efficiency by reducing fuel consumption, maintenance expenses and vehicle emissions. The company’s award-winning technology combines patented remote diagnostic monitoring with GPS-based Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems.

Read our Green Paper Here.

Rerip.com wants to pull used but rideable surfboards, skateboards, snowboards and skis out of people’s garages and put them under the feet of those looking for a “new” ride. By doing so, perhaps fewer boards will be made, less toxins omitted and less materials thrown away. San Diego/Southern California.

Welk Resorts San Diego has new initiatives in place to make the property more eco-friendly. With continued growth, Welk Resorts found it imperative to implement practices to reduce, reuse and recycle. There are currently 9 recycling stations located throughout the resort, making it easy for owners and guests to recycle during their stay. Changes have been made behind the scenes as well, affecting housekeeping and facilities maintenance.

Sequoia Solar specializes in the design, installation and maintenance of grid-connected solar PV power systems. The company caters to an array of clients, including homeowners, business owners and government agencies. It is dedicated to promoting this green alternative energy source within California. To this end, Sequoia practices what it preaches. The company’s own headquarters are solar powered and green practices have been incorporated throughout the business.