This book describes techniques and technologies that flexographic printers can employ to minimize any adverse impacts from pollution, chemical consumption, and waste. Comprehensive yet brief, The Flexo Environment features contributions from 30 industry experts and includes case studies.

From the Introduction: “...The best way to reduce pollution is to prevent it in the first place. Pollution prevention, also known as source reduction, involves reducing or eliminating environmental discharges at their source...Pollution prevention often can be achieved through changes in workplace practices, technological adaptations, and environmentally friendly alternatives, such as low volatile organic compound (VOC) inks and solvents...”

Target Audience: Executives, operations managers, and others in the flexo industry who are concerned about flexography's interface with the environment.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Inventory Control

Prepress

Platemaking

Makeready

Anilox Rolls

Ink-Feed Systems

Ink Use

Emission Controls

Permanent Total Enclosures

Waste Management

Energy Conservation

Taking Action

Environmental Cost Accounting

Environmental Justice

Appendices

Index