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SmartWay
The SmartWay Transport PartnershipSM was introduced in 2004 by the U.S. EPA as an innovative,
market-based partnership to reduce fuel use, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants from the
freight sector. Today, more than 1,000 businesses and organizations have joined. Together these
companies are conserving almost 600 million gallons of diesel fuel per year, saving at least
$2.5 billion in annual fuel and maintenance costs and eliminating an estimated 6.8 million tons
of carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.
At Quad/Graphics (the first printer to join SmartWay and a four-time recipient of the SmartWay
Environmental Excellence Award), the partnership has led to efficiencies that have prevented
the emissions of 12,611 tons of carbon dioxide in 2009 over a fleet with no modifications - the equivalent of taking 2,187 passenger vehicles off the road for a year. Additionally, Quad realized a significant
prevention of particulate matter and nitrous oxides emissions.
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How Green Is Your Printer?
Quad/Graphics has prepared specific questions that should be included as part of every request for proposal (RFP) to suppliers – especially printers. The questions are based on our decades of sustainability experience.
Environmental RFP Questions
What Others Are Saying
About Quad
"I don't think the general public knows enough about the significant efforts Quad does to go above and beyond what's required of them." Scott Manley, Environmental Policy Director with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce |
