Fact sheet offers alternative suggestions to petroleum based inks.

AIGA, the professional association for design, is committed to furthering excellence in design as a broadly-defined discipline, strategic tool for business and cultural force. AIGA is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice.

Fact sheet on how to determine if your RCRA required records are in order

This publication presents the methods and resources needed to conduct a cleaner technologies substitutes assessment (CTSA), a methodology for evaluating the comparative risk, performance, cost, and resource conservation of alternatives to chemicals currently used by specific industry sectors.

A technical report that presents the performance, cost, and risk information developed by the EPA Design for the Environment (DfE) Lithographic Project. It evaluates 37 blanket wash solutions that are used to remove ink and debris in printing press rollers.

In plant activities that reduce chemical usage

Use this bulletin to compare the performance, cost, and health and environmental benefits of vegetable ester blanket washes with your current wash. This information can help you get started in finding the best substitute blanket wash for you.

This worksheet helps you compare test blanket washes to your normal wash to help you find the best wash for your shop.

A preliminary pollution prevention (P2) factors methodology was developed using a streamlined lifecycle assessment (LCA) approach.

A case study on the use of lower vapor pressure cleaning solvents

Advice on using a company's positive environmental changes to attract customers.

Discussion of paper types (recycled vs. post consumer content). Includes statistics.

Introduces a hazardous waste audit study for the commercial printing industry.

The study provides an overview of regulations affecting the commercial printing industry.

Fourth edition of Monadnock Paper Mills' instructional how-to guide for creating more sustainable print materials.

A fact sheet on emission reduction through use of alternatives to isopropyl alcohol fountain solution additives; includes tips on how to make the switch

Fact sheet offers basic information contained within an MSDS form.

Fact sheet that discusses techniques increasing opportunities to prevent, reuse, and recycle waste ink

Publication offering regional news and trends in the graphic arts and printing industries.

Publication dedicated to in-plant management with news, editorials and new technology information

The only professional association dedicated exclusively to the needs of all in-house corporate publishing, printing, and distribution professionals.

Alternative solvents, implementing and reducing amount of solvent used

Overview discussion of the company's waste reduction and pollution prevention program and accomplishments

Guidelines to follow for managing soiled shop towels

General guidance on reducing and managing solvent wastes for printers. (PDF format; Length: 4 pages)

Source reduction study with elimination of hazardous and solid wastes

Includes a multimedia assessment protocol that utilizes a process-based approach in which the inspector identifies noncompliance with any applicable media or program specific regulation (air, water, solid waste) as well as pollution prevention and innovative technology opportunities as part of the assessment of individual printing processes. This assessment protocol serves as a reference for the conduct of these assessments, and includes procedures, an assessment checklist, and an example assessment report. It focuses on lithographic printing facilities only, and addresses prepress (image processing and platemaking), press (makeready and printing), and postpress (finishing) operations. An overview of lithographic printing processes is contained in Section 1 of this guidance. (PDF Format; 91 pages)

Association that provides direction to management in regulations and regulatory compliance related to printing inks.

Discusses how to minimize ink waste by combining small amounts of inks into black ink.

Fact sheet discusses alternative plate developing systems and electronic prepress

P2 checklist to perform P2 assessments

Provides an overview of printing industry processes and identifies pollution prevention opportunities.

A tip sheet guide for waste reduction steps

Pollution prevention self-assessment checklist.

Fact sheet discusses and explains elements in the OSHA Hazard Communication Program

The rule requires existing and new major sources to control emissions using the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) to control hazardous air pollutants (HAP). The final rule includes organic HAP emission limits for publication rotogravure, product and packaging rotogravure, and wide-web flexographic printing. A variety of organic HAP are used as solvents and components of inks and other materials used by printers. The HAP emitted by the facilities covered by this final rule include xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methanol, ethylene glycol, and certain glycol ethers. All of these pollutants can cause reversible or irreversible toxic effects following exposure.

Publication with news, federal news and articles on new technologies and industry trends

Source for technical and management solutions, research, training, and environmental and safety compliance information.

Handbook offers basic record keeping information for EPA, RCRA and OSHA

Case study of a lithographic printer in Georgia that installed a rag centrifuge and solvent recovery still. Includes payback and cost savings information.

This booklet is designed to help printers evaluate their current blanket wash and compare it to substitute blanket washes. How safe are they
to use? How do they perform? How much do they cost to use? What are their environmental risks?

Fact sheet discusses revisions to air pollution permitting requirements

Waterless printing technology information.

Offers tips where VOC contents can be found in printing products and supplies.