Printing and the environment

This document was published in 1999, to provide guidance to both printers and enforcement authorities on the practical interpretation of "Best Available Techniques" or BAT, for dealing with the environment in the printing industry.   The project was initiated because it was felt that guidance was needed on how the industry should be tackling the environment. By providing a document to which printers, suppliers and enforcement agencies throughout Europe could work, consistency would be greatly increased, and

printing firms would be less likely to spend considerable sums of money on abatement and other process methods which were later found to be unsuitable or not required.

 

This BAT document is a practical interpretation of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, which is a legal requirement in the European Union for firms with certain processes, and which exceed specific size thresholds.

 

Best Available Techniques recommend what should be achievable for the good of the environment in each area, considering the costs.

Prices:

EUR   75 for Member Companies

EUR 150 for Non-Member Companies