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Printing Industry
Use this site as a guide to some information for printers on pollution prevention and complying with environmental requirements. This site and its associated links may not list all regulatory requirements that might apply to your printing facility. Keep in mind also that state and local governments may also have additional or stricter regulations than the federal government.
Massachusetts Environmental Results Program (ERP) for Printers Massachusetts was the first state to roll out an ERP, and printers was one of the first sectors included. The multimedia program focuses primarily on lithography, but also includes screen, flexo, gravure and letterpress. It replaces facility-specific permits with industry-wide environmental performance standards and annual compliance certifications. The printing industry ERP replaces the Mass Printers Partnership which began in 1996. For more information:
Printers' National Environmental
Assistance Center 
Information for the printing, publishing and packaging industry
on the following topics:
- Compliance
- Pollution prevention
- Training resources - Print Processes, Videotapes, & Manuals
- Answers to common questions (Listserves & Archives) - PrintTech and PrintReg
- People and programs (Contacts) - National and State-specific
- Initiatives - PrintSTEP, National Environmental Performance Track, Design for the Environment, Great Printers Project, P2PRINT, etc.
- Breaking news
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable
Topic Hubs for the printing industry, with information on:
- Operations
- Reasons for change
- Pollution prevention opportunities
- Key contacts and where to go for help
- List of links
Design for
the Environment (DfE) – Partnerships
for a Cleaner Future (EPA HQ)
EPA partnership program to promote integrating cleaner, cheaper,
and smarter solutions into everyday business practices.
- Flexographic Printing (EPA HQ)
- Gravure Printing (EPA HQ)
- Lithographic Printing (EPA HQ)
- Screen Printing (EPA HQ)
Printers Simplified Total Environmental Partnership (PrintSTEP) (EPA HQ)
PrintSTEP is a multi-media alternative to the traditional administration of environmental regulation and permitting. PrintSTEP is intended to simplify the process for implementing these regulations and encourage awareness of environmental requirements within the printing industry. To test the PrintSTEP concepts, EPA entered into cooperative agreements with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, which successfully established PrintSTEP pilot programs. Find more information about PrintSTEP, including an evaluation of the pilot programs.