Printing is part of the manufacturing sector (NAICS 31 - 32).  It is composed of printing, platemaking and bookbinding; printing is by one or more common processes, such as lithography, letterpress, flexography, gravure, and screen printing.

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Laws and Regulations

• Federal Environmental Regulations Potentially Affecting the Commercial Printing Industry
• Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
• National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): air toxics regulations:
  • Metal Coil (surface coating)
  • Paper and Other Web (surface coating)
  • Plastic Parts (surface coating)
  • Printing and Publishing (surface coating)

Compliance

• Printing Sector Compliance Assistance Exit: including sector profiles and assistance centers.
• RCRA in Focus: Printing: A guide for small business, includes a hazardous waste table of RCRA requirements.

Policies and Guidance

• Multimedia Compliance/Pollution Prevention Assessment Guidance for Lithographic Printing Facilities
• Multimedia Compliance/Pollution Prevention Assessment Guidance for Screen Printing Facilities

Related Technical Information

• AP 42 - Chapter 6: Organic Chemical Process Industry: emission factors and process information for air pollution source categories, including printing ink.