Our Environment Policy

Green choices | A green choice is not about today - it’s about tomorrow

Most of us recycle at home. But, unfortunately many businesses do not have green practices in their workplace. Implementing a Green Office Program can be difficult. But at Snap, we can help get you started. We stock a large range of recycled and accredited papers for you to choose from for your next printing project.

We have a great selection of recycled and environmentally friendly stocks, so you can be confident that facilities are independently certified assuring you that our stocks come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations.

Make a green change in your business

Environmentally responsible options from Snap are not just about making a change for the present but about contributing towards a sustainable future.

Here are a few ways you can save wasting paper in your business.

  • Install paper-only recycling bins. And ask your local paper recycling company to regularly collect them
  • Use emails instead of letters and faxes
  • Use old paper in faxes. A perfect use for that old stack of outdated letterheads
  • Scan and store documents electronically, and then recycle the paper originals

The benefits of recycled paper

Compared with manufacturing regular white paper from wood pulp, producing one tonne of recycled paper saves:

  • 1,780 litres of water
  • 4100 kilowatt/hours of electricity
  • 75% of chlorinated bleach
  • 27 kg of air pollutants
  • 13 trees
  • 4 cubic metres of land fill
  • 2.5 barrels of oil

Our Environmental Policy

Snap recognises our responsibility and commitment to the principles of sustainable development and environmental protection. Snap recognises that in our day-to-day operations, we as a business inevitably impact on the environment in a number of ways. We are cognisant of this and are committed to minimising the potentially harmful effects of our activities wherever and whenever possible.

This policy statement provides the framework on which our environmental programme is based. The policy enables us to set targets for improvement and measure progress against these targets. We continuously strive to mitigate the any harmful effects of our activities on the environment.

We have undertaken to help every Snap employee further understand and value their environment. Through the regular communication of our environmental objectives and actions plans to achieve these objectives, we encourage employees to implement our environmental policy in their day-to-day work and praise them for doing so. As part of all our activity we aim to minimise the burden on the environment

The Managing Director of Snap Ireland has ultimate responsibility for the company's environmental policy and performance, he is assisted by Snap Corporate staff and the support of the other Snap owners in ensuring that we are implementing the relevant social and environmental policies.

Our Commitment

Snap is committed to prevention of pollution and minimising the impact of its operations on the environment by means of a programme of continuous improvement. In particular Snap Ireland will:

  • Meet all relevant legislative and other requirements, and where appropriate exceed or supplement these by setting our own exacting standards
  • Seek to reduce consumption of materials in our operations, reuse rather than dispose whenever possible, and promote recycling and the use of recycled materials in our hub and in all centres
  • Recently we have increased our selection of recycled and virgin stock. A selection that includes coated and uncoated stocks
  • Our primary paper suppliers are all FSC/PEFC certified so we are confident that the stock we offer our customers comes from fully sustainable forests. Design energy efficiency into new services, buildings and equipment and manage energy wisely in all operations,
  • Reduce wherever practicable the level of harmful emissions,
  • Sell products that are safe to use, make efficient use of resources, and which can be reused, recycled or disposed of safely,
  • Our marketing material is produced on FSC/PEFC accredited stock and encourages a green attitude.
  • Work in partnership with our suppliers to minimise the impact of their operations on the environment through a quality purchasing policy,
  • Seek to minimise the visual, noise and other impacts on the local environment when sitting our buildings, structures and equipment
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