Ministry report blueprint for environmentally friendly printing
22 May 2008
The Ministry for the Environment’s milestone state of the environment publication has won a gold award for using best practice environmental printing processes.
Wellington print company Printlink entered Environment New Zealand 2007 into the environmental section of the annual Pride in Print awards last week. The awards recognise and promote the achievement of excellence within the New Zealand printing industry.
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