How does domestic printing reduce my project's carbon footprint?

Where your book is printed has a direct impact on its carbon footprint. Shipping finished books or raw materials across oceans generates significant transportation emissions. Printing domestically with Bradford & Bigelow reduces that footprint in several meaningful ways.

Shorter supply chain, lower emissions
Overseas print manufacturing requires finished books to be shipped by container vessel across the Pacific or Atlantic, a journey that adds weeks to your timeline and significant carbon emissions to your project. Printing domestically eliminates that leg of the supply chain entirely.

Closer to your distribution points
Bradford & Bigelow is based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with fulfillment capabilities that serve publishers distributing across the US. Shorter distances between the manufacturing facility and your distribution points mean lower transportation emissions for every order.

Domestic manufacturing standards
US printing facilities operate under domestic environmental regulations covering emissions, waste management, and chemical handling. Bradford & Bigelow goes beyond baseline compliance with investments in solar power, UV ink technology, and an in-house recycling program that recycles 98% of all production material.

Solar-powered facility
Bradford & Bigelow's Newburyport facility is powered in part by a 500KW solar system that supplies approximately 40% of the plant's energy requirements further reducing the carbon intensity of your project's production.

Supporting your sustainability reporting
For publishers required to report on supply chain emissions or demonstrate responsible vendor selection, domestic printing with a facility like Bradford & Bigelow provides a straightforward, documentable answers. Contact us if you need environmental information about B&B's facility for vendor qualification or sustainability reporting purposes.