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Printing and Related Support Activities Sector (NAICS 323)

Printing is part of the manufacturing sector (NAICS 31 - 32). It is composed of:
  • 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.

Additional federal and state regulations not listed here may apply. Find your state environmental agency.

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Last updated on September 21, 2021
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