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Jakprints Creates EcoGreen Stickers

CLEVELAND—Jakprints, a Cleveland-based full-color, apparel and sticker printer, has created the EcoGreen Sticker, an environmentally-friendly adhesive product which serves as a green alternative to traditional sticker stocks.

According to the company, Jakprints focuses on keeping its business as environmentally-friendly as possible. "At Jakprints, creating a business with a positive impact on our environment and community is one of our driving principles," says Dameon Guess, Jakprints cofounder. "Our first goal with this product was to create an environmentally-friendly sticker alternative which simply didn't exist until now. We are proud to offer our consumers yet –another eco-conscious option for their printing."

EcoGreen Stickers are printed on TruStick stock, a Jakprints innovation, which is manufactured without using water or toxic agents and has a face stock made entirely from inorganic stone (limestone or calcium carbonate) and inorganic mineral powders. According to Jakprints, TruStick stock is the first energy-efficient, pressure-sensitive, and acid-free stock on the market.

The stickers are printed at 175 lines per inch (lpi), which produces a higher resolution than standard adhesive products. They are printed with fade-resistant, vegetable-based inks, and can be used for a variety of projects including sticker sheets, mailing labels, packaging labels, and more. The stickers are available in 30 different standard shapes and sizes or in custom sizes.

AF&PA Comments on EPA's Findings Under the Clean Air Act on Carbon Emissions

WASHINGTON—In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding under the Clean Air Act that greenhouse gas emissions endanger the environment and public health. The following is AF&PA's position statement.

"The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) believes the Clean Air Act is the wrong tool to regulate a global problem like climate change. The Clean Air Act is an inflexible approach to regulating greenhouse gases and won't help either the environment or the economy."

"The Clean Air Act is not the right vehicle for regulating greenhouse gases," says AF&PA president and CEO Donna Harman. "Piecemeal regulations will harm efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and could discourage investment in new technology that is needed for a lower carbon economy. Making carbon dioxide an official air pollutant will trigger a cascade of regulatory programs that will stifle good energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Legislation that preserves U.S. competitiveness is a far better way to regulate greenhouse gas emissions."

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