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EC PAQUELASER is
Manufactured
Carbon Neutral
EC PAQUELASER
The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production of Ecopaque Laser are
carbon neutral product.
What’s more, the GHG emissions are low to begin with. That’s because the
mill where Ecopaque Laser is manufactured uses hydroelectricity for 98%
of its electricity needs, and 25% of the boiler fuel used at the mill is from
carbon neutral biomass (bark and sawdust).
AbitibiBowater has earned these carbon credits by reducing GHG emissions
belong to AbitibiBowater and are registered on the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the
world’s first and North America’s only legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction
program.
Saving money is mandatory these days. Saving money and helping the
environment – well that’s even better. ECOPAQUE Laser is a high opacity,
laser guaranteed, earth-friendly alternative to traditional bond paper. This
paper from AbitibiBowater is designed to perform in rigorous print center
environments, and is used by many major print service providers and in-plants
on state-of-the-art printers and inserters. ECOPAQUE Laser is ideally suited
for numerous business applications including statements, transactions forms,
invoices, health care forms and others. And because it uses 50% less wood
fiber than traditional bond paper, you’ll be doing your part to help the
environment too. Make the switch and save.
A Better
Way to Save
EC PAQUELASER , an environmentally
preferable paper from AbitibiBowater
that also saves you money.
Since 2000, AbitibiBowater has significantly reduced its corporate-wide GHG emissions by
Save the
Environment
has reduced its emissions per ton by 43% over that same time period.
Emiss ions R eductions
per Me tric Ton
Absolute E missions
R eductions
total reduction: 71%
450
kg CO 2 e pe r me tric t o n
metr ic t o ns C O 2 e
400
350
300
reduction per metric ton: 43%
Save on
Paper Costs
Save on
Postage Costs
David Shipley
Prime Package & Label
314-692-2220
[email protected]
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Want a sample?
You’re holding one! This brochure was printed on
17.7 lb. ECOPAQUE Laser.
EC PAQUELASER
L A S E R G U A R A N T E E D PA P E R
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Save the
Environment
Save on
Paper Costs
Save on
Postage Costs
And for companies going green, ECOPAQUE Laser lets you significantly reduce
How can ECOPAQUE Laser do all this?
But the savings don’t stop there. When you buy a lighter weight ECOPAQUE Laser
your environmental footprint.
ECOPAQUE Laser is a High Yield paper which means you can make the switch from
opacity or
a 24 lb. bond paper to 17.7 lb. ECOPAQUE Laser without
thickness. High Yield paper is made from 100% thermomechanical pulp which is more
Wood Fiber Usage
at a lower basis weight than traditional
SHO R T TON S / MILLION FT2
35 33.5
30
27.9
25
25.1
22.4
20
19.5
15
12.7
10
Mechanical-pulp
based papers such
as ECOPAQUE
Laser use 50% less
wood fiber (trees)
than kraft fiber
based papers such
as traditional bond.
quality. At the lower 17.7 lb basis weight ECOPAQUE Laser
without
delivers the caliper and opacity of the much higher weight 24 lb bond.
The Same Paper Yield at a Lower Cost
Traditional bond
24 lb basis weight:
revenue-inducing inserts to your mailing and stay under your targeted postal weight
and rate. ECOPAQUE Laser may even allow you to mail at a lower postal rate.
bond. So if you are currently
buying 200 tons of 24 lb bond paper, you now only have to buy 150 tons – 25% less
Per one million square feet of paper
(that performs like a heavyweight), you actually have the opportunity to add more
Lower Weight Means Lower Postage
1,000,000 pieces being mailed
printed on 24 lb. bond
weighing 3.5 ounces each
1,000,000 pieces being mailed
printed on 17.7 lb. ECOPAQUE Laser
weighing 2.7 ounces each
First class postage* = $699,000
First class postage* = $574,000
ECOPAQUE Laser
17.7 lb basis weight:
5
0
24 lb
Freesheet
Bond
20 lb
Freesheet
Bond
20 lb
Freesheet
Bond
(10% PCW)
20 lb
Freesheet
Bond
(20% PCW)
20 lb
Freesheet
Bond
(30% PCW)
ECOPAQUE
Laser
17.7 lb
200 tons
150 tons
Postal savings = $125,000
In addition, ECOPAQUE Laser is manuf actured totally chlorin e free using only
wood chips from saw mill waste. And it’s made from wood fiber certified
FSC and CSA.FSC and PEFC chain of custody certification are also available.
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*Automated, 5-digit