Committed to Sustainability

Overview

Are you concerned about your end waste?
Are you looking for direction on how to make or lead positive lifetime changes for the betterment of our industry environment?

Understanding your perspective, concerns or arrangements are important to us and the industry to enable a better, greener working environment for everyone.
We know that your customers want choice, they also want more sustainable options, but they also want a fair price too! If you are managing to get all three things right then you’re already winning and providing incredible service!
Together with leading suppliers, the Association is helping to facilitate and manage collectively how we can ensure that more sustainable options are available for your customers, how to mitigate or to seek out solutions on managing end waste better. Sustainable products and processes need to be environmentally considered to achieve the end product waste to be fully recycled back to landfill after use, so where to begin?
Feedback, we need feedback from you, our sign maker members. Remember to begin this journey of “going green”, it only takes a few to lead the change, so let's make it happen, be part of something big that will change our industry for good and for the better!

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* 1. What is your core business?

Mostly printed graphics

Mostly signage

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* 2. On a scale of 1-10 ( 1 being not important, 10 very important) What are your customers' expectations on providing more sustainable solutions?

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 3. Does your Business have documented environmental goals or plans?

Yes

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* 4. If you answered yes to question 3, please explain what drivers are pushing you in this direction and how influential they are.
(scale 0 = No influence, 5 = Very high influence)

	1	2	3	4	5
Seen to be doing the "right thing"	Seen to be doing the "right thing" 1	Seen to be doing the "right thing" 2	Seen to be doing the "right thing" 3	Seen to be doing the "right thing" 4	Seen to be doing the "right thing" 5
Business Reputation	Business Reputation 1	Business Reputation 2	Business Reputation 3	Business Reputation 4	Business Reputation 5
Customer Demand	Customer Demand 1	Customer Demand 2	Customer Demand 3	Customer Demand 4	Customer Demand 5
Regulatory Requirements	Regulatory Requirements 1	Regulatory Requirements 2	Regulatory Requirements 3	Regulatory Requirements 4	Regulatory Requirements 5
Adopt to avoid future regulation	Adopt to avoid future regulation 1	Adopt to avoid future regulation 2	Adopt to avoid future regulation 3	Adopt to avoid future regulation 4	Adopt to avoid future regulation 5
Direction decided from within the organisation	Direction decided from within the organisation 1	Direction decided from within the organisation 2	Direction decided from within the organisation 3	Direction decided from within the organisation 4	Direction decided from within the organisation 5

Other

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* 5. indicate the key waste streams generated within your business each week and the percentages of how they are dealt with.

	5-15%	15-30%	30-45%	45-60%	60-75%	75-90%	Above 90%
Reuse Vinyl	Reuse Vinyl 5-15%	Reuse Vinyl 15-30%	Reuse Vinyl 30-45%	Reuse Vinyl 45-60%	Reuse Vinyl 60-75%	Reuse Vinyl 75-90%	Reuse Vinyl Above 90%
Recycle Vinyl	Recycle Vinyl 5-15%	Recycle Vinyl 15-30%	Recycle Vinyl 30-45%	Recycle Vinyl 45-60%	Recycle Vinyl 60-75%	Recycle Vinyl 75-90%	Recycle Vinyl Above 90%
Repurpose Vinyl	Repurpose Vinyl 5-15%	Repurpose Vinyl 15-30%	Repurpose Vinyl 30-45%	Repurpose Vinyl 45-60%	Repurpose Vinyl 60-75%	Repurpose Vinyl 75-90%	Repurpose Vinyl Above 90%
Landfill Vinyl	Landfill Vinyl 5-15%	Landfill Vinyl 15-30%	Landfill Vinyl 30-45%	Landfill Vinyl 45-60%	Landfill Vinyl 60-75%	Landfill Vinyl 75-90%	Landfill Vinyl Above 90%
Reuse Acrylic	Reuse Acrylic 5-15%	Reuse Acrylic 15-30%	Reuse Acrylic 30-45%	Reuse Acrylic 45-60%	Reuse Acrylic 60-75%	Reuse Acrylic 75-90%	Reuse Acrylic Above 90%
Recycle Acrylic	Recycle Acrylic 5-15%	Recycle Acrylic 15-30%	Recycle Acrylic 30-45%	Recycle Acrylic 45-60%	Recycle Acrylic 60-75%	Recycle Acrylic 75-90%	Recycle Acrylic Above 90%
Repurpose Acrylic	Repurpose Acrylic 5-15%	Repurpose Acrylic 15-30%	Repurpose Acrylic 30-45%	Repurpose Acrylic 45-60%	Repurpose Acrylic 60-75%	Repurpose Acrylic 75-90%	Repurpose Acrylic Above 90%
Landfill Acrylic	Landfill Acrylic 5-15%	Landfill Acrylic 15-30%	Landfill Acrylic 30-45%	Landfill Acrylic 45-60%	Landfill Acrylic 60-75%	Landfill Acrylic 75-90%	Landfill Acrylic Above 90%
Reuse ACM	Reuse ACM 5-15%	Reuse ACM 15-30%	Reuse ACM 30-45%	Reuse ACM 45-60%	Reuse ACM 60-75%	Reuse ACM 75-90%	Reuse ACM Above 90%
Recycle of ACM	Recycle of ACM 5-15%	Recycle of ACM 15-30%	Recycle of ACM 30-45%	Recycle of ACM 45-60%	Recycle of ACM 60-75%	Recycle of ACM 75-90%	Recycle of ACM Above 90%
Repurpose of ACM	Repurpose of ACM 5-15%	Repurpose of ACM 15-30%	Repurpose of ACM 30-45%	Repurpose of ACM 45-60%	Repurpose of ACM 60-75%	Repurpose of ACM 75-90%	Repurpose of ACM Above 90%
Landfill of ACM	Landfill of ACM 5-15%	Landfill of ACM 15-30%	Landfill of ACM 30-45%	Landfill of ACM 45-60%	Landfill of ACM 60-75%	Landfill of ACM 75-90%	Landfill of ACM Above 90%
Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film	Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film 5-15%	Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film 15-30%	Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film 30-45%	Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film 45-60%	Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film 60-75%	Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film 75-90%	Reuse Backing Paper or Protective Film Above 90%
Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film	Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film 5-15%	Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film 15-30%	Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film 30-45%	Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film 45-60%	Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film 60-75%	Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film 75-90%	Recycle Backing Paper or Protective Film Above 90%
Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film	Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film 5-15%	Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film 15-30%	Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film 30-45%	Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film 45-60%	Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film 60-75%	Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film 75-90%	Repurpose Backing Paper or Protective Film Above 90%
Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film	Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film 5-15%	Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film 15-30%	Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film 30-45%	Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film 45-60%	Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film 60-75%	Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film 75-90%	Landfill Backing Paper or Protective Film Above 90%
Reuse App Tape	Reuse App Tape 5-15%	Reuse App Tape 15-30%	Reuse App Tape 30-45%	Reuse App Tape 45-60%	Reuse App Tape 60-75%	Reuse App Tape 75-90%	Reuse App Tape Above 90%
Recycle App Tape	Recycle App Tape 5-15%	Recycle App Tape 15-30%	Recycle App Tape 30-45%	Recycle App Tape 45-60%	Recycle App Tape 60-75%	Recycle App Tape 75-90%	Recycle App Tape Above 90%
Repurpose App Tape	Repurpose App Tape 5-15%	Repurpose App Tape 15-30%	Repurpose App Tape 30-45%	Repurpose App Tape 45-60%	Repurpose App Tape 60-75%	Repurpose App Tape 75-90%	Repurpose App Tape Above 90%
Landfill App Tape	Landfill App Tape 5-15%	Landfill App Tape 15-30%	Landfill App Tape 30-45%	Landfill App Tape 45-60%	Landfill App Tape 60-75%	Landfill App Tape 75-90%	Landfill App Tape Above 90%
Other	Other 5-15%	Other 15-30%	Other 30-45%	Other 45-60%	Other 60-75%	Other 75-90%	Other Above 90%

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Are you aware of what waste streams are generated from your products after your customers have finished using them, if so what types?

Coreflute

Overlays

Single Use Displays

Other (please specify)

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* 7. The positive end-of-life solutions for dealing with end-of-life goods and factory waste include repurpose, reuse and recycle. These can give the materials used in our industry a second life, a better alternative to landfills, but come at a cost. What percentage of the material cost do you think is acceptable and/or commercially viable in the current market?

No additional cost

10% more is okay

20%

30%

It's not about price

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 8. What are your biggest challenges in regards to implementing more sustainable or "greener" signage solutions? (1 = not a challenge, 5 = significant challenge)

	1	2	3	4	5
Cost to implement	Cost to implement 1	Cost to implement 2	Cost to implement 3	Cost to implement 4	Cost to implement 5
Access to product	Access to product 1	Access to product 2	Access to product 3	Access to product 4	Access to product 5
No alternative "greener" solutions	No alternative "greener" solutions 1	No alternative "greener" solutions 2	No alternative "greener" solutions 3	No alternative "greener" solutions 4	No alternative "greener" solutions 5
Not being clear if the product is as "green" as claimed	Not being clear if the product is as "green" as claimed 1	Not being clear if the product is as "green" as claimed 2	Not being clear if the product is as "green" as claimed 3	Not being clear if the product is as "green" as claimed 4	Not being clear if the product is as "green" as claimed 5

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What percentage of your work currently uses products with sustainability-related claims, accreditations, or attributes?

1-10%

11-20%

21-50%

51-70%

71-100%

We do not use any products with sustainability related claims, accreditation's or attributes.

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* 10. On a scale of 1-10, how concerned are you about "greenwashing" i.e products/services being portrayed as environmentally friendly but end up having a similar fate (landfill) at the end of life to the existing products? (1 being not concerned, 10 being very concerned)

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 1. What is your core business?

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* 2. On a scale of 1-10 ( 1 being not important, 10 very important) What are your customers' expectations on providing more sustainable solutions?

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* 3. Does your Business have documented environmental goals or plans?

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* 4. If you answered yes to question 3, please explain what drivers are pushing you in this direction and how influential they are.(scale 0 = No influence, 5 = Very high influence)

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* 5. indicate the key waste streams generated within your business each week and the percentages of how they are dealt with.

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* 6. Are you aware of what waste streams are generated from your products after your customers have finished using them, if so what types?

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* 8. What are your biggest challenges in regards to implementing more sustainable or "greener" signage solutions? (1 = not a challenge, 5 = significant challenge)

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* 9. What percentage of your work currently uses products with sustainability-related claims, accreditations, or attributes?

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* 10. On a scale of 1-10, how concerned are you about "greenwashing" i.e products/services being portrayed as environmentally friendly but end up having a similar fate (landfill) at the end of life to the existing products? (1 being not concerned, 10 being very concerned)

* 4. If you answered yes to question 3, please explain what drivers are pushing you in this direction and how influential they are.
(scale 0 = No influence, 5 = Very high influence)