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These questions apply to services providing commercial printing of annual reports, binders (loose-leaf/media), booklets, brochures/newsletters/flyers, calendars, catalogs/magazines/manuals, CD/DVD duplication & printing, direct mail letters, flyers, door hangers, packaging, labels/decals,  \npocket/presentation folders, POP displays, post cards & tickets/raffle books. If you have questions or comments on this resource, please email [them to gsc@practicegreenhealth.org](them to gsc@practicegreenhealth.org).  \n\n| \\# | Supplier Disclosure Question | Preferred Answer | Rationale |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Does your company supply recycled content paper for all applicable paper stock that meets or exceeds the minimum Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non](http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non)hw/procure/products/printing. htm? (Yes/No) | Yes | This should be easy for all suppliers to offer as recycled printing papers are readily available and have been successfully used for years. Many recycled printing papers may cost less than virgin papers. |\n\n\n| 2 | Does your company provide paper in applicable paper stock that is Processed Chlorine Free (PCF) and Totally Chlorine Free (TCF)? (Yes/No) | Yes | Chlorine and its derivatives (such as chlorine dioxide) are harmful to the environment, particularly the aquatic environment. Chlorine-free paper is characterized as either (1) processed chlorine-free (PCF) or (2) totally chlorine-free (TCF) . Lastly, paper may be elemental chlorine-free (ECF) which uses a chlorine derivative (least preferable option) . “Processed chlorine-free” applies to recycled paper and means no chlorine or chlorine derivatives were used in therecycling/bleaching process yet the papers used as feedstock may have been originally bleached with chlorine. “Totally Chlorine-free”(TCF) is virgin paper produced with pulp that has been bleached without chlorine or any derivatives or has not been bleached at all.(Paper would be virgin and not contain recycled content. ) “Elemental Chlorine-Free”(ECF) paper is produced from pulp that has been bleached with a chlorine derivative (such as chlorine dioxide) but without the most harmful elemental chlorine. Many paper mills have gone to ECF bleaching technologies. Preference would be for PCF or TCF bleached paper |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 3 | Does your company provide tree-free paper inapplicable paper stock? (Yes/No) | Yes | The most common plant fibers are kenaf, hemp, flax, cotton and combinations thereof. In addition to their environmental value, plant fiber papers—especially kenaf and hemp, with their combination of long and short fibers—tend to be more durable. Containing less lignin than trees, kenaf requires fewer chemicals, takes less energy to process, is naturally acid free and can be recycled. [1] |\n| 4 | Does your company provide paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)? (Yes/No) | Yes | FSC-certified paper means the wood used to make the paper comes from sustainably harvested forests; certified papers have an FSC label. For a list of papers, visit, [https://us.fsc.org/download.fsc-certified](https://us.fsc.org/download.fsc-certified)papers.175. pdf and of merchants [https://us.fsc.org/paper](https://us.fsc.org/paper)printing 212 htm |\n| 5 | Does your company use low volatile organic compound (VOC) vegetable-based inks, such as soy, instead of petroleum-based inks? (Yes/No) | Yes | Soy is naturally low in VOCs and is easier to remove in the deinking process than petroleum-based inks. Waste inks are not considered hazardous. Soy inks come from soybeans, a renewable resource. [2] |\n| 6 | Does your company use inks free of heavy metals (such as barium, copper and zinc)? 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