綠色出版實務

綠色出版怎麼做？　使用大豆環保油墨是最常見的,　除此之外？
In 1997 Health Communications, Inc., a large publisher of self-help and inspirational titles, began donating a dollar to the National Arbor Day Foundation for every book it publishes or prints. Best known for The Chicken Soup for the Soul series, the Deerfield Beach company has its own printing plant, and prints books for other publishers, too.
To date HCI donations, which pay to plant trees, have exceeded $1 million, says HCI spokeswoman Kim Weiss. "In addition," she adds, "we've been using soy-based ink and recycled paper, which is currently up to 30% recycled content for nearly as long. We've also been recyling flawed books, returned books and all paper materials for over two decades."
HCI seeks creative solutions. Its most recent green initiative: Recycling the dust by product of the book binding process. HCI transports the dust to a local non-profit organization called Horses and the Handicapped, a therapeutic riding program for handicapped children and adults, where it is mixed with standard stable bedding for the horses.
HCI went green long before it was fashionable, Weiss says.
The rest of the book publishing industry should be red. As in red-faced with shame and embarrassment. Ah, I guess better late than never. But how long before "late" will be too late?