Environmental Stewardship Statement

Perfect Plastic Printing Corporation has made it a policy for several decades to conduct business and manufacturing in a manner that is environmentally friendly. This is achieved on many fronts through out the organization and at many stages of the manufacture of payment devices:

Solvent Emissions Reduction Program

Perfect Plastic has achieved 100% production of lithographic output using UV curable inks which produce no volatile organic emissions. Additionally, our use of solvent borne screen inks has been reduced to 5% (95% water borne or UV curable
technology).

Sheet and Card Scrap Reduction Program

Perfect Plastic has a comprehensive scrap reduction initiative in place. Sheet stock is allocated per customer order to the presses. All waste schedules have been reduced several times in core stock allocation. Maintenance programs are built into the schedules further improving waste reduction.

Scrap Plastic Shredding and Recycling Program

All plastic scrap we generate in card production, such as plastic skeletons from cut sheets and shredded card waste, are turned over to a plastic recycling firm which transforms them into stock used to manufacture other plastic products.

Recycled Packaging Materials Program

We receive our raw materials packaged in paper, cardboard, and plastic. These materials are separated, collected, and turned over to recycling firms.

Scrap Metal Recycling Program

Credit card production generates scrap aluminum print plates, scrap stainless steel lamination plates, and steel stamping dies. When these have reached the end of use, we turn them over to a metal recycling firm.

Facilities Energy Savings Initiatives

We regularly service energy intensive equipment to improve reliability and energy efficiency. We are systematically replacing electrical devices in our plant with more energy efficient versions. Our plant illumination system is being upgraded to more efficient technology.

Overs Shipping Policy

To meet order fulfillment requirements, we plan a percentage of overproduction. This can result in additional cards above that which the customer ordered. It is our policy that we will ship up to 10% over the Customers order quantity, there by saving these additional cards from immediately being put into the wastestream.

Expended Card and Obsolete Inventory Return Program

Perfect Plastic Printing is authorized to destroy secure credit cards returned through financial customers. Arrangements can be made through the Customer Service Department.

Green Products

Perfect Plastic Printing has introduced RENEW PLA Cards made of 85% corn polymer, a renewable resource. This product has performance consistent with and is available for nonsecure Gift Card and Phone Card applications. We believe that using a renewable resource on high volume products with short life spans gives the greatest “green” return to society.

Product Development

We are conducting product development efforts to achieve ISO compliant and VISA and MasterCard approved secure card constructions on several fronts. These include use of recycled and renewable resource plastics.