Environment
Designed with the environment in mind
HP has made a comprehensive commitment to health and sustainability that embraces every aspect of our business.
Corrugated packaging presses and the environment
HP PageWide Industrial presses offer all the environmental benefits of digital on-demand printing technology for corrugated packaging production. Minimize waste, create an improved work environment, and meet your customers’ safety and environmental objectives.
Digital on-demand printing
Waste reduction
Reduce overrun or obsolete inventories by printing just what you need on demand. Plus there are no plates or shells to produce, store, or dispose. You can also reduce transportation costs with distributed printing.
Improved printing environment
Improve your work environment and simplify operating requirements with HP Water-Based Inks and HP Water-Based Bonding Agent that simplify ventilation and permitting requirements.¹
Recyclability
Choose from a range of sustainable paper options that offer good deinkability² and can be recycled. HP printheads may be returned for recycling through the free, convenient HP Planet Partners program.³
Food packaging safety and environmental attributes
HP CV150 Water-Based Ink for the HP PageWide C500 Press as well as HP A30 Water-Based Ink for HP PageWide T-series web presses have been assessed for printing on an extensive range of food-related corrugated packaging applications.
HP true Water-Based Inks are 100% free of UV-reactive chemistries. Thus, these inks enable robust and trusted food-safe printing for both primary and secondary corrugated packaging, requiring no additional barriers.⁴
HP true Water-Based Inks are 100% free of UV-reactive chemistries. Thus, these inks enable robust and trusted food-safe printing for both primary and secondary corrugated packaging, requiring no additional barriers.⁴
Environmental compliance and credentials
More than 50 papers with environmental certifications are compatible with HP PageWide Industrial web presses.⁵ These include papers certified to widely recognized standards such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).⁶
Plus the use of ColorPRO papers with HP PageWide Industrial presses enables high-quality printing results on thinner grades of papers and liners, which can translate into higher media usage efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint per square meter of printed material.⁷
Plus the use of ColorPRO papers with HP PageWide Industrial presses enables high-quality printing results on thinner grades of papers and liners, which can translate into higher media usage efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint per square meter of printed material.⁷
High-volume commercial presses and the environment
Experience the environmental advantages of digital-on-demand web-fed printing for publications, direct mail, commercial applications, and more. Minimize waste, create an improved work environment, and meet your customers’ environmental objectives.
Digital on-demand printing
Waste reduction
Reduce overrun or obsolete inventories by printing just what you need on demand. Plus there are no plates or shells to produce, store, or dispose. You can also reduce transportation costs with distributed printing.
Improved printing environment
Improve your work environment and simplify operating requirements with HP Water-Based Inks and HP Water-Based Bonding Agent that simplify ventilation and permitting requirements.¹
Recyclability
Choose from a range of sustainable paper options that offer good deinkability² and can be recycled. HP printheads may be returned for recycling through the free, convenient HP Planet Partners program.³
Environmental compliance and credentials
HP A50 Inks have achieved UL Sustainable Product Certification,⁸ which demonstrates that they meet a range of stringent criteria related to human health and environmental considerations.
More than 50 papers with environmental certifications are compatible with HP PageWide Industrial presses.5 These include papers certified to widely recognized standards such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).⁶
More than 50 papers with environmental certifications are compatible with HP PageWide Industrial presses.5 These include papers certified to widely recognized standards such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).⁶
Thinner grades of papers reduce carbon footprint
The use of ColorPRO papers with HP PageWide Industrial presses enables high-quality printing results on thinner grades of papers and liners, which can translate into lower costs to commercial printers and publishers, lower transportation and distribution costs, and a reduced carbon footprint per square meter of printed material.⁷
Sign and display presses and the environment
The inks you use in your printing operations can have a huge effect on your production facility, and the environmental profile of your printed products. When developing inks, HP takes into account numerous factors, including ink performance and shelf life, operator safety and convenience, public health and comfort, and environmental impact.
Digital on-demand printing
Waste reduction
Reduce overrun or obsolete inventories by printing just what you need on demand. Plus there are no plates or shells to produce, store, or dispose. You can also reduce transportation costs with distributed printing.
Gloss printing saves post process steps
By printing with different gloss levels for “lamination-like” appearance, combined with durable prints produced by HP Scitex UV curable Inks, you may avoid the need for an additional varnish overcoat or plastic film lamination processes.
Low-odor UV inks
HP HDR230 Scitex Inks and HP HDR245 Scitex Inks are formulated to produce low-odor prints that are tested according to the DIN EN 1230-1 odor standard for paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.⁹
Recyclability of paper and corrugated boards
Working with independent research labs and deinking paper companies,² HP HDR Scitex Inks have been independently tested and qualified by Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) for Recyclability and HP HDR230 Scitex ink is also certified for Deinking and is rated “good deinkability” according to the European Recovered Paper Council scorecard using INGEDE Method 11.¹⁰
Benefits of environmental credentials
HP Scitex HDR UV inks prints carry various environmental certifications relating to their low chemical emissions, making them suitable for use in sensitive indoor environments such as retail, hospitals, and schools.¹¹
Using inks that carry environmental certifications for the cured UV inks can enhance the appeal of your printed products among brand owners and other customers concerned with the environmental profile of their products. In addition, environmental certifications can be a requirement for applications that are commonly used indoors, such as in retail environments, hospitals, and schools.
Using inks that carry environmental certifications for the cured UV inks can enhance the appeal of your printed products among brand owners and other customers concerned with the environmental profile of their products. In addition, environmental certifications can be a requirement for applications that are commonly used indoors, such as in retail environments, hospitals, and schools.
Discover more about HP PageWide Industrial printing
Applications
From corrugated packaging to high-volume commercial applications, and sign and display graphics, HP PageWide Industrial presses can help you meet specialized market demands.
Solutions
Choose from a broad range of cloud-based or in-shop workflow and finishing solutions from HP and our partners, to streamline your digital production.
1 Low VOC emissions. Emissions testing reports for VOCs based on EPA Method 25A available upon request. Consult local authorities regarding Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) regulations in your area.
2 The process of separating ink (or toner) from printed media. Effective de-inking ensures that a paper recycling process produces quality fiber in high yields.
3 Visit hp.com/recycle to see how to participate and for HP Planet Partners program availability.
4 Refers to HP A30 Water-Based Inks (and HP P36 Water-Based Priming Agent and HP A50 Water-Based Bonding Agent), and HP CV150 Water-Based Inks (and HP CV150 Water-Based Bonding Agent). HP Statement of Composition, 3rd party (Intertek) World-Wide Statement of Regulatory Listing and 3rd party (Swiss Quality Testing Services) General Statement of Migration and Organoleptic Assessment based on Representative Use Cases which include E-Flute packaging printed on external side. US terminology ‘packaging materials in direct contact with food’ analogous to ‘primary packaging’. Contact HP for additional information.
5 Media availability varies by region.
6 HP papers certified under FSC® C017543 or PEFC™ PEFC/29-31-198.
7 Based on internal HP testing of papers as light as 40 g/m².
8 Under UL 2801, referred to as CCD-040, an EcoLogo® standard, in Canada. For more information, visit ul.com/environment.
9 Print odor is rated on a scale of 0 (no perceptible odor) to 4 (strong odor). Print odor with HP HDR230 Scitex Inks at POP Production is rated 1-2 for prints produced in matte mode. Odor test results validated by internal HP testing.
10 Prints made with HP HDR230 Scitex Inks on Ekman GMWM130, 130 g/m2 coated media have been independently tested by Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) and have been certified as having “Good Deinkability” according to the European Recovered Paper
Council (ERPC 2009) Deinking Scorecard and INGEDE Method 11 (PTS Test Report No. 20874-2, May 2015). In addition, prints made with HP HDR230 Scitex Inks on PWell E-Flute corrugated board with Graph+ liner media have been independently tested by
Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) per the PTS-RH 21/97 method for recyclability and are considered “conditionally recyclable,” which can be effectively improved by dispersion (PTS Test Report No. 20874-1, May 2015).
Council (ERPC 2009) Deinking Scorecard and INGEDE Method 11 (PTS Test Report No. 20874-2, May 2015). In addition, prints made with HP HDR230 Scitex Inks on PWell E-Flute corrugated board with Graph+ liner media have been independently tested by
Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) per the PTS-RH 21/97 method for recyclability and are considered “conditionally recyclable,” which can be effectively improved by dispersion (PTS Test Report No. 20874-1, May 2015).
11 GreenGuard Gold certification for Signage applications Under UL 2818. For specific certificate or additional information, visit ul.com/environment.