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Working toward a clean environment. (printing and graphic arts) (Ink) (Column)
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Graphic Arts Monthly
- Article date:
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September 1, 1992
- Author:
- Lustig, Theodore
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Printing industry toxic releases comprise less than .14% of chemical industry releases and only .06% of emissions from all industries. Dust and solvent control equipment now protects workers, and the use of dangerous solvents has been reduced. Large-scale waste reduction has cut the total disposal of Toxic Release Inventory chemicals by 68% since 1987. The industry has spent an estimated $15 million in environmentally-related capital improvements and $18 million in compliance costs.
The printing ink industry has long been concerned with finding ways to achieve a cleaner environment and to reduce the environmental burden of its products. Before passage of the Clean Air Act, printing ...