 Printing Industry Pollution Prevention Resources
Office of Pollution Prevention
Ohio EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention
(OPP)
provides technical assistance services including
printing industry specific pollution prevention
information searches, non-regulatory one-on-one
consultations, on-site facility technical
assistance, and pollution prevention assessments.
OPP also develops and distributes documents related
to the printing industry. These documents range from
simple facts sheets to pollution prevention guides
to case studies. In addition, OPP has produced
documents that explain how to conduct an assessment
to identify pollution prevention opportunities and
how to implement a pollution prevention plan and
program.
OPP staff are available to assist printers in
non-regulatory consultations to help address
specific process problems. Such consultations can be
conducted by phone, e-mail, or on-site visits.
Contact OPP at (614) 644-3469 or p2mail@epa.state.oh.us
Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC)
The Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center
is a partnership between industry, government, and
university technical assistance providers. It serves
those who interact with on the largest manufacturing
industries in the world - the printing industry. The
PNEAC mission is to assist regulatory agencies and
technical assistance providers by delivering
current, reliable environmental compliance and
pollution prevention information to printers,
publishers, and packagers. Products and Services
include:
- Videotapes and course notebooks
- Fact sheets and case studies
-
Listservs
- Toll-free faxing of fact sheets, case studies
and other documents
- Training on basics of printing technologies,
pollution prevention and compliance issues
For more information on PNEAC contact:
Deb Jacobson
1010 Jorie Blvd.
Suite 12
Oak Brook, IL 60523
630.472.5016
djacobson@wmrc.uiuc.edu
www.pneac.org
U.S. EPA's printing and publishing industry
sector notebook
provides a comprehensive, well-researched details
gathered for the first time in a single source and
includes: a comprehensive environmental profile,
industrial process information, pollution prevention
techniques, pollutant release data, regulatory
requirements, compliance/enforcement history,
innovative programs, and contact names.
Pollution Prevention for the Printing
Industry: A Manual for Pollution Prevention
Technical Assistance Providers
(EPA-742-B-97-004)
This
manual gives technical assistance providers,
both those experienced in working with printers and
those just starting, a basic reference on a variety
of P2 and waste minimization suggestions. The packet
includes a statistical overview of the industry,
general pollution prevention options based on the
process flow of typical printing operations,
chapters on each specific printing type highlighted
by case studies and a annotated bibliography.
The Design for
the Environment (DfE) program is one of U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) premier
partnership programs, working with individual
industry sectors to compare and improve the
performance and human health and environmental risks
and costs of existing and alternative products,
processes, and practices. DfE partnership projects
promote integrating cleaner, cheaper, and smarter
solutions into everyday business practices. DfE has
four printing partnership projects.
The project works through a team made up of Great
Lakes regulatory and economic development agencies,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA),
state and federal technical assistance providers,
printers, suppliers and customers, and members of
labor and environmental groups. This follows the
lead of the U.S. EPA in defining "pollution
prevention" as essentially equal to "source
reduction" as defined in the Pollution Prevention
Act of 1990.
The primary objective of the
Great
Printers Project is to establish pollution
prevention as standard business practice in the
printing industry. This will require efforts not
only on the part of the printers, but also by all
who supply them with materials, purchase their
products, and regulate their operations. Toward this
end, the Great Printers Project recommends roles to
be played by: printers, print buyers, print
suppliers and distributors, government regulators,
and government and private assistance organizations.
P2IRIS Printing Sector Interactive Database
TechSolve has the Pollution Prevention
Information Resource for Industry Sectors (P2IRIS)
interactive database of pollution prevention
technologies and processes that includes the
printing industry. The Printing Sector topic area
includes: printing process index and process maps,
waste reduction techniques, case studies in P2,
equipment suppliers and links to regulatory
information.
Printing Topic
Hubs
The Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx)
is a consortium of eight regional pollution
prevention information centers. P2Rx has Printing
Topic Hubs that are web-based guides to
peer-reviewed pollution prevention information and
expertise on printing.
Printing - Flexography
Printing - Lithography
Other Documents and Resources for Printing
Printing
Related Listservs
Listservs use e-mail to facilitate quick,
focused communication among their members on a range
of specific topics. PRINTECH is focused on technical
aspects of environmental compliance issues faced by
printers. Special attention is given to providing
practical information on materials, practices and
technologies that can prevent wastes and emissions
at their source. PRINTREG is focused on the
development, application and interpretation of
environmental regulations affecting printers.
PRINTREG provides a forum for regulators to discuss
different approaches to specific printing-related
regulatory issues, and to solicit informal feedback
from industry experts.
P2/FINANCE Software
P2/FINANCE is a user friendly spreadsheet
software program designed to guide companies in the
data collection and analysis essential to a clearer
financial evaluation of pollution prevention
projects. P2/FINANCE is designed to complement a
company's existing project evaluation practices
while ensuring that prevention investments receive
balanced and comprehensive treatment during the
capital budgeting process.
Printing
Industry-specific Versions
Printing industry specific versions are available
for the screen printing (P2/FINANCE - SP),
lithographic printing (P2/FINANCE - LP), and
flexographic printing (P2/FINANCE - FP). Each
industry-specific version contains detailed lists of
costs and savings relevant to that industry.
P2/FINANCE-SP can be downloaded from the
Screenprinting & Graphic Imaging Association
International (SGIA)
Web site,
http://www.sgia.org/p2finance/, or by contacting
Mary Jo Piper
at SGIA: (888) 385-3588 or
assist@sgia.org
Price: Free of charge
P2/FINANCE-FP can be obtained by contacting
Doreen
Monteleone at the
Flexographic Technical Association, (631)
737-6020 Ext. 18. Price: $50 for non-members, $25
for members. For information on the P2/FINANCE-LP,
please contact Tellus Institute.
http://www.tellus.org/general/software.html
Also see a list of Scrap Film Buyers
For further information, contact the Office of Pollution Prevention
at (614)644-3469 or
p2mail@epa.state.oh.us
Office of Pollution Prevention
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
Phone (614) 644-3469
Fax (614) 644-2807
E-Mail: p2mail@epa.state.oh.us
page last updated:
May 6, 2004
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