CPI

Our corporate headquarters in Colorado is powered by wind, making us the first and only card manufacturer in the United States to specify that 100% of our electricity is generated through wind power. We are proud that our purchase of approximately 3,500 megawatts of this clean, sustainable, renewable energy source will result in a reduction of nearly 2,500 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, or the equivalent of keeping more than 435 cars off the road.

CPI is proud to be an Associate Member of CCX. This certifies that our Colorado plant is Carbon Neutral, purchasing 100% wind electricity. CCX-emitting Members make a voluntary but legally binding commitment to meet annual GHG emission reduction targets.

CPI recycles a large majority of the materials used in the manufacturing process. These materials include PVC card and sheet waste, metal laminating plates, metal printing plates, and office paper. We regrind PVC from aesthetically bad cards, which are used to make ABS pipe and Christmas trees. CPI works with a recycling company that uses regrind to produce PVC resin, which will ultimately produce recycled PVC.

Additionally CPI recycles our PVC set-up stock, and has installed a bailer to recycle the skeletons from our punch presses. When this is completely implemented, we will recycle about 97% of all the PVC material that we do not sell as good cards.

For our printing inks, we continually reduce waste by color enhancement for future use. For example, blue ink could become black ink. An environmental company that incinerates the materials manages the printing inks.

As a company, CPI is also committed to recycling supplies used by our employees, such as paper, newspaper and aluminum.