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We
Are Committed To
Environmental Protection
Over our history, Tension has made
environmental preservation a priority. We are committed to continually
finding new ways to conserve on materials and energy in the production
of envelopes.
Each day we recycle paper trim, shipping materials, and plant
waste. Even the hot air from our paper-trim vacuum systems in
our plants is recycled for winter heating and for drying envelope
adhesives.
In our flexographic printing we use water-based fluid inks, which
are well within the emission standards set by the EPA.
Several years ago, Tension implemented a company-wide waste-reduction program based on the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. A committee in each of
our 11 plants is charged with monitoring waste management and
developing new methods to reduce and recycle materials. This
program positively impacts both the environment and our cost-management
process.
We also offer our customers products to help them in their environmental efforts. For example, our unique Send-'n-Return envelope combines the outgoing and reply envelope into one efficient
piece. This uses less paper than two separate envelopes and offers
an excellent recycling opportunity to the mailer, as nearly 90%
of the original outgoing paper is returned as the reply envelope.
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