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LithExcel Communication Services Provider announced that they have partnered with the City of Albuquerque to produce banners and tote bags for the Urban Forest Project Albuquerque.

Approximately 120 banners will be designed by local artists and hung on lamp poles throughout the City. A tree, the project’s symbol for sustainability, is the foundation of the designs. Once the banners are removed, they will be recycled into tote bags and sold. Proceeds from the sale of the bags will go towards planting trees and expanding the urban forest.

LithExcel will print the banners on recyclable vinyl on the eco-friendly Xerox 8264E large format printer. The company will also print collateral materials for the project, including posters, invitations, programs and certificates on recyclable papers on the iGen 4, Xerox’s newest, high-end digital printer. “We are proud to be a part of this great initiative and to support the community in which we live and work,” said Waleed Ashoo, LithExcel CEO and President.

The Urban Forest Project Albuquerque is a sustainable urban forest management and energy program. Since the program was adopted in 2006, the City has planted more than 11,750 trees in parks, community centers and streetscapes. The City has committed to plant 2,000 trees a year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 1,725 tons per year.

To date, environmental and economic benefits derived from the Initiative include;

• City-wide, annual carbon dioxide emission reductions is conservatively valued at more
than $15,000 or $.07 per tree, per year.
• Conventional air pollutions avoided or removed are estimated at 1.04 pound per tree, per year, with a total annual value of almost $24,000.