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PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America; today announces a strategic partnership with the Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI), a leading technology, marketing, and information provider in the $26.1 billion promotional products industry. The mutually beneficial partnership between the Alliance and ASI paves the way for members of both organizations to benefit from the increasing convergence of promotional products and print distributors, printing, and apparel and promo decoration.

Tecnau is pleased to announce the effective pairing of its Revolution 50 series with the recently announced Ricoh Pro VC80000 Continuous Feed Inkjet Printer. This collaboration enhances the capabilities of both systems, demonstrating the compatibility and efficiency of Tecnau’s innovative solutions with the new Ricoh digital inkjet printer.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (S. 1189) and the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (S. 1194), which will help build recycling and composting infrastructure projects, increase data collection, and explore a national composting strategy. The two bipartisan bills would help the U.S. reach its national recycling goal of 50 percent by 2030.

Elanders Americas, a global print solutions supplier, has earned Partner-level status, John Deere’s highest supplier rating, in the John Deere Achieving Excellence (AE) Program. Partner-level status is awarded to suppliers who have demonstrated a commitment to providing products and service of outstanding quality and commitment to continuous improvement.

California is the first state in the country to pass a law that requires employers to have a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP). The law, passed on September 30, 2023, amended an existing California law and now requires most California employers to implement a WVPP by July 1, 2024. All but the smallest printing companies in California are covered by the WVPP law.