Welcome to the Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center!

PNEAC is your direct conduit to experts and reliable information on environmental issues related to the printing, publishing and packaging industry.

Here you will find information on:

• Compliance - National and State-specific
• Pollution Prevention Opportunities
• Training Resources - Print Processes, Videos, & Manuals
• Answers to Common Questions (Listservs & Archives) - PrinTech 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.
• Energy Efficiency
• U.S. Department of Energy's Save Energy Now Program
• Compressed Air Efficiency

If you have additional questions or do not find what you are searching for, PNEAC's technical experts will be glad to assist you. Assistance is confidential and free of charge.

PNEAC Announcements

EPA Finalizes Shop Towel Rule

PNEAC News

Federal Register notice: Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation of Use in Vapor Degreasing under TSCA
1.11.17
Source: U.S. EPA, 1/11/17
Summary: Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a volatile organic compound widely used in industrial and commercial processes and has some limited uses in consumer and commercial products. EPA is proposing under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of TCE for use in vapor degreasing; to prohibit commercial use of TCE in vapor degreasing; to require manufacturers, processors, and distributors, except for retailers of TCE for any use, to provide downstream notification of these prohibitions throughout the supply chain; and to require limited recordkeeping.

Energy Department Launches New Manufacturing USA Institute Focused on Recycling and Reusing Materials
1.10.17
Source: U.S. DOE, 1/4/17
Summary: As part of the Manufacturing USA initiative, today the Energy Department announced its new Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute, which will be headquartered in Rochester, New York and led by the Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance. REMADE will leverage up to $70 million in federal funding, subject to appropriations, and will be matched by $70 million in private cost-share commitments from over 100 partners.

France bans pesticides in public green spaces
1.10.17
Source: Associated Press, 12/29/16
Summary: French children will soon be able to frolic in the grass without risk of intoxication. Pesticides will be banned in all public green spaces from Sunday while non-professional gardeners will no longer be able to buy pesticides over the counter.

Here's why 2017 will be the year of the circular economy revolution
1.6.17
Source: GreenBiz, 1/5/17
Summary: The circular economy has captured the imagination of brands, cities and innovators. Will 2017 be the year when the concept evolves from aspiration to profitable action? This article outlines four reasons why these circular economy investors believe this year will mark a shift from idea to action.

Minneapolis' citizen-centric approach to climate action
1.3.17
Source: GreenBiz, 1/3/17
Summary: Amid growing climate impacts, the City of Lakes is fighting back with a citizen-backed action strategy.

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