Printing and Related Support Activities Sector (NAICS 323)

• printing, by one or more common processes, such as: lithography, letterpress, flexography, gravure, and screen printing
• platemaking, and
• bookbinding.

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

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in Focus: Hazardous Waste Generator Guidance by Industry: 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 (PDF)(91 pp, 308.8 MB, About PDF)
• Multimedia Compliance/Pollution Prevention Assessment Guidance for Screen Printing Facilities (PDF)(106 pp, 5.3 MB, About PDF)

Related Technical Information

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