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Recycled Media or High PCC Content MediaThe medias listed below offer the ability to be recycled in known

recycling output streams nationally. To qualify as a recyclable

media at Stella Color, we will supply you with an appropriate

recycling address as well as a description of the media’s second-

life reuse. We believe at least 45% of media content needs to be

from Post Consumer Recycled Content.

PVC Free MaterialsPVC media alternatives are made to simu-

late PVC products without the presence

of polyvinyl chloride in their makeup.

We at Stella Color believe that reducing

PVC use is moving the sustainable cause

in a positive direction.

Alternative EnergyProducts manufactured using alternative energy: while the

organic compounds do not reflect a significant sustainable

substitution in some materials, we believe that through

utilizing alternative energy of at least 50% can qualify these

products as sustainable alternatives.

Bio-DegradableProducts considered biodegradable in

most landfill environments: although most

modern landfills do not involve organic

soil, we believe these products are moving

the sustainable cause forward.

At Stella Color we believe in providing a resource to our clients by persuing continual improvement of sustainable media options and best practices in lifecycle control. This resource guide will assist you with an overview of all the efforts that Stella Color is providing around sustainable best practices.

ActIIBlox-LiteEco BannerEco BoardEco CanvasEco CellEco Corn

Eco CorroboardDigitexEco FoamcoreEco HeavyEco KnitEco PanelEco Structaboard

Eco StyreneEco VinylEco WallpaperEnviroboardTyvek Vivia

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Lifecycle Control Programs

HP Media Take-Back ProgramThe HP Planet Partners Program provides a simple way to

return large format media for recycling within a state-of

-the-art, low impact recycling system.

Dupont Tyvek ViviaPartnership Recycling ProgramThe Tyvek recycling program is the first time that recycled

tonnage will be reported through a simple barcode mea-

surement system, further closing the loop

on material lifecycle for tradeshows,

events and retail campaigns. Ship-back

programs such as this can be tailored

to fit a wide range of

customer requirements,

ranging from a single bag

holding 300 square feet at $15.00 including

shipping, to more elaborate campaigns.

Supply Chain ManagementAt Stella Color we include all our vendor partners in our

efforts to reduce carbon consumption. We take advantage

of local media supplier options, reducing carbon

emissions by minimizing the transportation distance

to our manufacturing floor. We annually invite

our partners to share more about their best

practices and products they consider to be

sustainable. This is an ongoing process to forge

better relationships with partners who understand

our passion. We will avoid partners that cannot supply

the minimum required information to evaluate the point of

origin on all materials required to produce your job.

SGP & Stella ColorStella color has applied to the Sustainable Green Printing

Partnership for an independent third party assessment

and verification on our sustainable best practices. The

creation of the SGP is the first time that core graphic

industry disciplines have formed an independent, non-

profit, third-party auditing entity to

validate best practices on sustainable

facility management and business

planning.


https://www.sgppartnership.org/




https://recycletyvek.wm.com/home.cfm

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gAct IIAct II is a durable, tightly woven fabric with a canvas-like texture. It’s scoured and heat set for dye sublimation printing but may also be used with direct, UV cure digital printing, making it durable enough for up to 6 months of outdoor use.

Act II is composed of 100% post-consumer recycled polyester. The fiber source is recycled plastic drinking bottles. Unlike other recycled polyester fabrics, Act II is made from 100% post-consumer content so its use has a real, positive impact on the waste stream and our environment.

Act II is perfect for in store graphics, banners, POP displays, signs, and much more.

• 100% Post-consumer content

• Made from recycled plastic drinking bottles

• A durable, tight weave fabric

• Indoor/Outdoor


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FSC Certified

Blox-Lite™

Blox-Lite is a heavyweight, coated paper banner material that is printable on both sides. It has a smooth, bright white finish and is 100% opaque, moisture resistant, and easily sewn and grommeted.

Blox-Lite is Forest Stewardship Council Certified and perfect for use as an environmentally sustainable block-out banner or an alternative to non-recyclable vinyl for hanging signage. Blox-Lite is especially useful for point-of-purchase signage, trade show displays, front-lit and 2-sided applications.

• 100% opaque

• Environmentally sustainable banner alternative

• Ideal for window and hanging displays


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gEco-BannerEco-Banner is an eco-sensitive, light weight, flexible printing material that has been specifically designed for the digital print world.

Eco-Banner is lighter in gross weight than petroleum based vinyl or billboards, and is completely recyclable. This material is a seamless lightweight paper replacement that can take thousands of hours of UV exposure but will retain its printed color brilliance and high level tensile strength.

Eco-Banner can be used for portable convention display graphics, tradeshow exhibit display graphics, retail wall displays, corporate banners, outdoor banners and many other signage applications.

Eco-Banner material is one of the premium examples of sustainable green products used by Stella Color to promote eco-friendly print practices.

• Completely Recyclable

• Resistant to UV light

• Indoor/Outdoor


http://www.stellacolor.com

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gEco-BoardEco-Board is produced using 100% recovered fiber, thereby making it a 100% recycled paperboard. It contains a minimum of 50% postconsumer waste. These qualities make Eco-Board a popular eco-sensitive, sustainable green material.

Eco-Board is a product of recycled secondary fiber material and is renewable. The nature of the process that develops this reliable material begins with utilizing high amounts of post-consumer recycled fiber, making this process more energy efficient and less reliant on processes that contribute to water pollution.

Basically an indoor use material, this board maintains a smooth finished surface, and is flexible enough for use in multiple print applications. You can use it for portable trade show booth graphics, convention display graphics, cardboard sales displays, retail sales displays, easel displays, any signage that you would typically print on a standard cardboard sheet.

• 100% recycled paper board

• Developed from recycled secondary fiber

• Smooth finished surface

• Indoor



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gEco-CanvasEco-Canvas is a durable, high performance eco-sensitive synthetic polymer material that is also recyclable. In fact, polyester recycling is so common, and so widely perceived as environmentally sound, most fabric manufacturers typically carry a recycled polyester product.

Eco-Canvas is developed from non-polluting, biodegradable, non-toxic, natural materials. This material is color safe and flame retardant, and is one of the best examples of sustainable green products that Stella Color uses.

Free of petrochemical ingredients, no PVC or harsh chemicals are used in the development of this versatile finished print product.

Eco-Canvas can be used for most indoor banner and hanging display purposes. It can be used for art reproduction murals, corporate banners, convention graphics, portable tradeshow display graphics, retail wall displays, and much more.

• Durable synthetic canvas

• Developed with non-toxic materials

• Recyclable

• Flame retardant

• Indoor



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gEco-CellEco-Cell is a durable, flexible, lightweight recycled PVC board made of 70% recycled material. Available in several thicknesses and colors, Eco-Cell is ideal for a host of uses including packaging, P.O.P., display markets, interior/exterior signage, exhibition and trade shows, interior prefab (caravans, aircraft, auto), lightweight constructions, and much more.

Eco-Cell has good sound and heat insulating properties, and can even be thermoformed into shapes, welded, or bonded. It can be nailed, diecut, or sawed with properties similar to that of wood.

Eco-Cell is a perfect green alternative to Sintra, and one of the most versatile sustainable products that Stella Color offers.

• 70% Recycled material

• Low flammability (UL-94VO)

• Low water absorption

• Lightweight but durable

• Excellent alternative to Sintra

• Scratch-resistant satin finish

• Available in multiple colors

• Interior/Exterior



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gEco-CornEco-Corn white polymer material is a reliable alternative to other plastic printing materials that are petrochemical based. It is derived from lactic acid that is a product of a corn fermentation process, using up to 50% less dependency on fossil fuel resources. Upon disposal, the product will also biodegrade into renewable material.

Eco-Corn can be used for convention display graphics, tradeshow and exhibit booth display graphics, indoor and outdoor signage, virtually any flexible sign application you can think of.

Eco-Corn is a superb printing surface that is grease and oil resistant. It allows good dead fold, is scratch resistant, and is not affected by UV light.

The Eco-Corn product is another example of how Stella Color advances green printing procedures in an eco-friendly print world by utilizing sustainable green printing products.

• Bio-degradable Polymer

• Not affected by UV light

• Grease and oil resistant

• Indoor/Outdoor



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gEco-CorroboardEco-Corroboard is a sustainable green material used by Stella Color which is the perfect answer to environmentally safe corrugated material.

Eco-Corroboard is manufactured using more than 80% post-consumer waste fiber board, making this material a highly sustainable green print product. It has a smooth, bright white finish that holds color brilliance and print detail to an exceptional level.

Eco-Corroboard can be used for cardboard sales displays, portable tradeshow booth graphics, easel displays, carton and box material, and much more.

This board is Forest Stewardship Council Certified as an environmentally safe material and is perfect for lightweight indoor signage.

• Corrugated - lightweight

• Over 80% post-consumer waste fiber

• Smooth, bright white finish

• Indoor



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gDigitexDigitex is a 7oz. polyester canvas fabric completely free of PVC content. It has a semi-gloss top coating as well as a high tensil strength and tear resistance making it suitable for stretcher frame uses. Digitex is fire rated and NFPA 701 flame tested.

By choosing PVC free materials, you help reduce the toxic manufacturing and life-cycle of polyvinyl chloride plastic.

Digitex is perfect for art installations, art reproductions, interior décor, wallpaper, interior banners, banner stands, stretcher frames, and many other applications.

• 100% PVC free

• Fire rated

• Durable and tear-resistant

• Indoor



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gEco-FoamcoreThe Eco-Foamcore that Stella Color uses has a smooth, bright white facing which is perfect for high detail printing. This board is sturdy, highly warp resistant and maintains its surface and thickness integrity during laminating, printing, die-cutting or mounting.

This eco friendly green substrate is manufactured using bio-resins that are essential to a quick and safe degradation of the polystyrene foam center. These bio resins cause the material to break down into harmless biomass compost once it is disposed of in landfill conditions.

Eco-Foamcore is just one of the sustainable green substrates and materials that Stella Color uses to insure your portable exhibit and trade show graphics, portable pop up display graphics and convention display graphics are as eco-friendly as possible.

• Manufactured using bio-resins

• Sturdy, warp resistant

• Smooth bright white surface

• Indoor



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gEco-Heavy BoardEco-Heavy Board is a repulpable, paper composite board designed to replace resin and petroleum based boards of all kinds, including particle board, PVC and foam core boards.

Eco-Heavy Board has a smooth, clean glossy white surface that easily adapts to large format digital printing or inkjet printing processes.

Eco-Heavy Board typically can be cut into shapes that interlock, can be used in trade show booth construction, semi-permanent POP constructions, even furniture. It can also be used for easel displays, and many other rigid substrate applications. Which makes this sustainable green material tremendously versatile.

Eco-Heavy Board is one of the sustainable green print materials Stella Color uses which is truly multi-purpose!

• Repulpable paper composite

• Great for interlocked shapes and constructions

• Smooth glossy white surface

• Sturdy and versatile

• Indoor



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gEco-KnitEco-Knit fabric is an environmentally friendly textile developed from recycled polyester and elastic fiber material.

Each yard of Eco-Knit fabric conserves over 60,000 BTU’s of energy. Recycled polyester is made from post-industrial waste and post-consumer plastic bottles.

Because of the elemental make-up of these recycled materials, our Eco-Knit will have a flat white local color, which has a more natural appearance, and is much easier on the eye.

Eco-Knit can be used for portable exhibit and trade show graphics, portable pop up display graphics, convention graphics, and many other knit textile applications.

• Lightweight textile

• Recycled polyester/fiber

• Natural color and appearance

• Great for portable displays

• Indoor



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gEco-PanelNot only is Stella Color’s Eco Panel 100% Recyclable and Biodegradable, it is produced following Sustainable Forestry and Environmental Principals. The medium-density fiberboard (MDF) substrate is composed of 82% Pre-Consumer recycled wood content (dry weight basis). The surface is composed of water base products that are solvent and formaldehyde free.

Eco Panel is a less expensive green alternative to expanded PVC or other wood substrate sign boards.

Eco Panel incorporates an energy efficient UV fusion cure that results in excellent surface qualities and resistance to scratches, stains, water, and other every day uses. It has a bright white matte finish and can be easily routed, drilled and sawed.

• Recyclable & Biodegradable

• Produced using a high quality MDF

• Cost Effective

• Excellent alternative to PVC boards

• Durable matte bright white surface

• Indoor



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gEco-StructaboardEco-Structaboard is an eco-sensitive composite of light-weight white woodfiber veneer facers that has an extruded black polystyrene foam core. The black foam core has a minimum of 25 percent recycled polystyrene.

Because of it's lightweight but durable structure, Eco-Structaboard is a perfect eco-friendly and sustainable green matrial for trade show displays, indoor signage, project framing, virtually any indoor display needs.

Eco-Structaboard is perfect for convention display graphics, portable exhibit graphic displays, tradeshow display graphics, retail wall displays, easel displays, posters, convention signage and much more.

• Lightweight woodfiber veneer

• 25% recycled black foam core

• Lightweight but durable

• Indoor



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gEco-StyreneEco-Styrene is an economical rigid substrate available in sheets and rolls up to widths of 60". It is available in black, white, and translucent. Eco-Styrene is manufactured using eco-sensitive, biodegradable materials.

Eco-Styrene comes in a satin finish that is highly ink receptive, while still allowing for surface flexibility. It can be die-cut or hole punched cleanly.

Eco-Styrene can be used for portable trade show graphics, exhibit displays, easel displays, convention display graphics, menu signs and much more.

• Superior ink receptivity using flexo, offset and screen processes.

• Excellent for display and P.O.P. applications.

• Can be guillotine cut, die cut, punched.

• Excellent dimensional stability.

• Environmentally friendly.

• Will biodegrade when disposed of in the natural environment (landfill or other microorganism-rich area).



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gEco-VinylThe Eco-Vinyl we print on is a white, flexible bio-degradable PVC material that is tear and fade resistant. It can be used for both indoor and outdoor signage and banners, and it will withstand all types of weather conditions. For example, it can be utilized for a front-lit digitally printed sign or banner. These qualities make Eco-Vinyl one of the best sustainable green print products that Stella Color uses.

Eco-Vinyl has a bright white fine toothed surface that will readily take both solvent or UV inks. The surface is flame resistant, light weight and is biodegradable.

Eco-Vinyl has many applications. You can use it for outdoor banners, portable trade show booth graphics, outdoor banner display stands, pop up display graphics, convention graphics and much more.

• Bio-degradable PVC

• Weather, tear, flame, and fade resistant

• Fine toothed, bright white finish

• Indoor/Outdoor



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gEco-WallpaperEco-Wallpaper is a perfect solution for the digital interior designer, graphic designer, architect, print producer or display manufacturer. This sustainable green wallpaper offers a bright satin finish calculated to enhance any color pattern or design printed on it.

It is a tough, durable paper covering that is developed from recycled paper fiber and post-consumer renewable materials. It is 100% bio-degradable and offers a reliably solid green alternative to digitally printed wall coverings.

Eco-Wallpaper can be used for portable trade show display graphics, retail wall displays, easel displays, art reproduction murals, home wallpaper murals and much more!

• Bio-degradable

• Developed from recycled paper fiber

• Bright satin finish

• Tough and durable

• Indoor



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FSC Certified

Enviroboard™MREnviroboard is a Forest Stewardship Council Certified board material perfect for use in POP and trade show graphics applications. It has a bright white, moisture resistant surface on both sides.

Enviroboard is made from a blend of 10% Post Consumer Recycled Content and 90% FSC Certified Fiber to achieve its sustainable fiber balance, and fabricated into a dimensionally stable and rigid composite board featuring a re-pulpable yet durable water-based adhesive system.

Stella Color’s Enviroboard is a fully recyclable product for maximum sustainability.

• 100% recyclable and re-pulpable

• Moisture resistant

• Lightweight but stable

• Indoor and short term outdoor



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gTyvek® ViviaResembling scrimless vinyl, yet more luxurious to the touch, DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia combines the performance of Tyvek with a proprietary coating developed by DuPont to deliver superior print quality, drapeability and flexibility in wide format applications. Just as with traditional Tyvek, Tyvek Vivia can also be recycled at centers that recycle flexible high density polyethylene products – a meaningful advantage for today’s environmentally sensitive customers.

Tyvek Vivia has a soft, fabric-like drape with subtle substance that allows it to hang exceptionally well. In addition, it has low memory which helps resist creases, curls and wrinkles for an appearance that continues to look like new.

• Lightweight

• Recyclable

• Bright, white surface

• Excellent ink adhesion

• Tear and puncture resistant

• Weather and fade resistant

• Interior/Exterior



HP’s Planet Partners program now provides you with the ability to return large format banners and flags after use. There are no costs to use this recycling program.

Our state-of-the-art processes ensure that the plastics and fibers used in these banners and flags are recycled in a way that conserves resources and reduces environmental impact.

To determine whether you are eligible, and to participate, review the information below.

Eligibility

This free recycling service is open to customers in the United States. It allows you to return and recycle any of the following non-PVC, HP Large Format Media products:

HP HDPE Reinforced Banner• HP DuPont• ™ Tyvek® Banner HP Heavy Textile Banner• HP Wrinkle-free Flag with liner*•

Unprinted scrap material generated during the printing process is also eligible.

Customer support

Go to www.hp.com/go/recycleLFmedia for more information, or contact customer support at [email protected] for assistance should you have an extremely large amount of material to recycle.

HP Planet Partners

Over 15 years ago, HP’s Planet Partners recycling program was created to make it easy to recycle HP print cartridges, printers and other technology products responsibly. With operations in over 50 countries, HP has, to date, recycled 1 billion cumulative pounds of electronics and HP print cartridges, with a goal of doubling our annual recovery rate to reach 2 billion pounds by 2010. For more information, go to www.hp.com/recycle.

Get started

1. Pack materials according to instructions below.

All grommets, hooks, hanging hardware, tape, etc. must be removed • from the banner material prior to shipment for recycling. Liners from HP Wrinkle-free Flag media must also be removed prior to shipment for recycling.Banner material can be packed in any cardboard box strong enough • to hold the weight being shipped. A shipping box must be reasonably sized for transportation via United Parcel Service (UPS). The maximum size for a box is 24” x 24” x 24”.The maximum shippable weight of a single box is 75 pounds. If you • have more than 75 pounds of material then it must be split into separate boxes and the shipping label request process will have to be repeated (you cannot use the same shipping label twice).

If you have an extremely large amount of banner material to recycle, please contact customer support at [email protected] for assistance.

Additional packing materials (e.g. bubble wrap, packing peanuts, • newspaper, etc.) must not be included. The box should only contain banner materials.Tape all seams with packing tape to ensure package can be • transported without breaking or opening.Weigh the box and have weight ready to provide at the next step • of the process. Box weight is required to create a shipping label.

2. Go to www.hp.com/go/recycleLFmedia to create a shipping label.

The process is simple.Provide contact and package information.• Print shipping label.• Affix label to package and give to UPS.•

3. At the end of this process you will be provided a pre-paid UPS shipping label. Ship materials according to instructions below.

With packaging tape, securely affix the shipping label to your box. • Ensure that tape does not cover any information on the label.Hand your completed package to any UPS driver, or drop it off at an • authorized UPS location. See www.ups.com/content/us/en/locations/ for a UPS Store, drop box or retail alliance location near you.

© Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

4AA2-4180ENUS, January 2009

Don’t throw out your old media—send it back to us and we’ll take care of the rest.

RECYCLINGHP LARGE FORMAT BANNER/MEDIAFREE

HP Eco Solutions program

* The liner is not part of the recycling program and must be removed prior to shipment. Please dispose of liner locally through established waste streams.



DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia represents a sustainable solution for wide format printing—delivering a rich, velvety finish that’s easy to print, with excellent drapeability and durability. Resembling scrimless vinyl, yet more luxurious

to the touch, DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia combines

the trusted performance of DuPont™ Tyvek®

print media with a proprietary coating developed

by DuPont to deliver superior print quality,

drapeability and flexibility in wide format

applications. Just as with traditional Tyvek®,

Tyvek® Vivia can also be recycled at centers

that recycle flexible high density polyethylene

products—a meaningful advantage for

today’s environmentally-sensitive printers.

Excellent drapeability/crease resistanceDuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia has a soft, fabric-like

drape with subtle substance that allows it

to hang exceptionally well. In addition, it has

low memory which helps resist creases,

curls and wrinkles for an appearance that

continues to look like new.

Discover the distinctively soft print media uniquely designed for UV-cure inkjet and screen printing

DuPont™ Tyvek® ViviaNew priNt media for wide format priNtiNg

Banners and signs made with DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia deliver excellent printability for bold graphics, resist creases for a more polished look and offer superior durability for indoor and outdoor applications.



Please note: DuPont ™ Tyvek ® Vivia is not a flame-retardant grade.

Copyright © 2008. DuPont. The DuPont Oval Logo, DuPont ™, The miracles of science™ and Tyvek ® are trademarks or registered trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates. All rights reserved. K-22079 12/08

Superior print qualityThe proprietary coating on DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia creates an unusually bright, white finish as well as excellent ink adhesion,

which allow for outstanding reproduction quality of detailed graphics and bold photography. DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia

is particularly suitable for UV-cure inkjet and screen printing.

Plus all the benefits of DuPont™ Tyvek® In addition to the special coating features designed for wide format printing, DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia print media

has the same performance you’ve come to expect from DuPont™ Tyvek® print media, including:

• light weight to help reduce shipping costs

• tear- and puncture-resistance

• recyclability

• weather-resistance

• fade-resistance

Sizes ideal for wide formatDuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia can be produced in rolls up to 116" wide to accommodate a wide range of printers and

wide format applications.

Whether you’re printing banners, POP displays, or other indoor/outdoor signage, DuPont™ Tyvek® Vivia delivers

superior drapeability and print quality—with the durability needed to keep your messages looking sharp, indoors and out.

Find all the resources you need, all in one place at www.graphics.dupont.com or call 1-800-44-TYVEK.



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