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Williams & Heintz President and chief stockholder, Holly Heintz Budd, is an environmental ecologist with a background in estuarine systems. As a result of her leadership in this area, we have employed materials and practices that are as kind to the environment as possible. We were among the first printing firms to completely eliminate alcohol in both pressroom and finishing operations. The dampening systems on our presses are alcohol free, as are the needle scoring devices on our folders. Our plates are water miscible and our press washes are non-petroleum, water miscible. We use vegetable oil based inks* and dry by oxidation. Unlike the heat-set inks used on web presses, which require the use of propane, natural gas or some type of electric-powered oven, and discharge large amounts on particulate matter into the atmosphere (unless scrubbers are used), our sheetfed printing process does not require the use of an external energy source to dry, and does not release particulate matter into the atmosphere as a by-product. We use recycled paper whenever it is specified by our customers for their maps. As with most such choices, there can be a downside. The processing of previously printed paper prior to recycling has its own environmental risks. Williams & Heintz (located in Maryland) follows California's state environmental regulations as they pertain to the printing industry, the most stringent in the country. We are committed to staying up-to-date on improvements in materials, processes and equipment that will allow us to become even more environment-friendly in the future. Williams & Heintz Environmental Policy * Soy printing inks are currently made from cheaper, non-edible grade soy oil imported from South America. We do not believe it is environmentally sound to increase the agricultural demand on areas currently occupied by rainforest. That is why our standard inks are vegetable based. However, we will use soy oil inks on request. |
WILLIAMS & HEINTZ - BETTER METHODS FOR BETTER MAPS SINCE 1921