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Mohawk Fine Papers

 

All of my images are printed on Mohawk acid-free, 100% recycled papers, which are manufactured with process chlorine-free 100% post-consumer recycled fiber.

  

Mohawk was one of the first large-scale produciton facilities in the U.S. to use renewable, non-polluting, wind-generated energy for  manufacturing. the amount originally purchased was the output of one windmill (4 million kilowatat hours)--enought ot produce 600 semi-loads of paper per year.

 

Today usage of this energy has increased more than 10-fold, to 45 million kwh, 38% of Mohawk's total electric energy consumption.  The emission reduction benefits of this power are equal to 138 million miles NOT driven by passenger cars in one year, or planting a 24,400-acre forest.

 

In addition to supporting renewable energy, Mohawk commits significant resources to minimize harmful emissions from their mills: state-of-the-art steam plants have been installed to reduce air pollutants, and air emissions have been capped at a level that will remain set regardless of production increases.

 

In 2007, Mohawk received the EPA’s “Green Power Partner of the Year” award and joined the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders program by agreeing to voluntary emissions reductions. They began offering products made carbon neutral. In addition to purchasing enough Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to match 100% of the electricity they use, the thermal energy they use is offset with Verified Emissions Reduction credits (VERs.)

 

Mohawk papers are certified by Green Seal, The Forest Stewardship Council, Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Gold Standard, California Climate Action Reegistry (CCAR), and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM.)

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