OREANDA-NEWS. December 06, 2010. A Tartu printing plant has brought home a prestigious EMAS 2010 environmental management award handed out by the European Commission in Brussels.Ecoprint's triumph in the small business category marks the first time the award has traveled to Estonia.

This year's EMAS drew a record number of candidates - 42 organizations from 15 countries - and the theme was efficient use of water and energy, waste generation and carbon dioxide emissions.

Ecoprint, which joined the EMAS system this year, and relies on rainwater and solar energy for over half of its resource requirements, has been recognized in the past. It won Environmental Deed of the Year in 2007 and 2008 in the environmental management field of the competition organized by the Ministry of the Environment.