Sustainability
2019 SGP National Eco Certification (Re Certified in 2022)
SGP is the premier sustainability certification in the printing industry. This broad standard covers litho, digital, wide format and other print methods, as well as custom label printing. Rose City Label was among the first label companies to subscribe to this rigorous standard. Our certification audit in August 2019 went went so well that we were exempt from the following audit cycle. This exemption is rarely granted, especially to newly certified facilities, but it was granted to us because of our ongoing focus on eco-friendly business practices.
2018 TLMI Environmental Leadership Award
TLMI is the leading North American label trade association. Each year, they select one printer and one supplier to highlight for their sustainability programs. Rose City Label was very proud to be selected for 2018. The award recognizes specific programs, demonstrated results, and a cultural commitment to the environment. We are very honored to join the list of past winners and we will never stop on our eco-friendly journey. This year, the awards were renamed in honor of Calvin Frost – a true environmental leader in the printing industry. There is nothing better than a cold frosty beer from our customer in the commemorative ‘Frosty 2018’ mug.
2018 Clackamas County LEADERS in Sustainability
Our local county also has an environmental certification that we recently renewed. This was our original eco-certification back in 2009 and Rose City Label has been on the green journey ever since. If you are a business here in the local area, please ask us about this program and its requirements. Since our original award more than a decade ago, we have re-upped with program as the standards evolved.
Recent Sustainability Blog Posts
Reuse your Trash to Save Money – It’s Easy…
Money saving, eco-friendly ideas are all around you, you just have to start looking for them. Being a more 'green' company doesn't require massive investments or big changes in how you do business. Small steps, done repeatedly over time, make the most impact. The...
Easy Eco-Friendly Practices
Some parts of being a 'green' business are very difficult and costly, but some aren't. By having a constant eye toward reuse and recycling, you can make small steps that add up to big change for the planet over time. This is one simple way that we helped to make...
Latest recycled pallets
Seems like everyone is finding a use for our old pallets. Check out these beautiful pieces. Reduce - the best option is to use fewer resources from the start. If you can do the job with 500' of label stock, then don't use more. The same applies to every...
More Pallet Recycling..
Once our Rose City Label team gets inspired, it is hard to hold us back! In a previous post I showed some home furniture built from recycled pallets - now another RCL family is taking it to the next level. This beautiful fenced garden will keep the vegetables and...