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• Using personal computers with commercial pub- hazardous. For assistance in making the determination, lishing capabilities allows the user to set up and edit review the container label, the MSDS,or ask your ink jobs before going to print. Materials,time and distributor(You can also contact the TSCP's Waste waste are reduced from draft to final product. Evaluation Unit at(916) 324-1807 for more information). Plate Processing Most inks can be recycled; they are often blended to • Replace metal etching processes, with the associ- make black ink. For smaller print shops,consider co- ated hazardous chemical solutions and heavy ordinating with larger plants or newspapers (that use a metals, wherever possible. rubber or oil based ink) to recycle ink. These busi- nesses usually recycle their inks on-site or ship them Alternative plates include: off-site in bulk shipments. Also consider purchasing inks from a distributor who will take or buy back 1. Presensitized lithographic - some solutions result- unused or spent inks. ing from these plates can be discharged to the industrial sewer with written authorization or permit from the sanitation district. Water based Waste Reduction Alternatives for Inks solutions are currently available and widely used. Fill ink fountains only enough for a particular run or The plates can be sold to an aluminum recycler. shift. Return all unemulsified inks to their contain- 2. plastic or photopolymer- generally these are proc- ers. Install automatic ink levelers to keep ink foun- essed with an water based solution containing little tains at their optimal level for good print quality in or no hazardous waste. large web presses. 3. flexographic Run similar jobs simultaneously to reduce waste 4. electrostatic -paper plates made directly from generation between cleanup and start of the next run. artwork are used on copier/duplicator presses and Use water based inks whenever possible to cut down eliminate several process steps. on the use of solvent based inks that cause employee In addition, hot metal can be remelted or sold to a and environmental hazards. recycler. Clean ink fountains only when changing colors or when the ink might dry out between runs to reduce waste ink generation. Fountains can be left with ink overnight if sprayed with special non-drying aerosol • • materials. • Dedicate one press for inks with hazardous pigments Inks or solvents. Many clients would use less hazardous products if Save old inks and market as"house colors". given the choice, provided that product quality is not Donate unemulsified inks to trade schools, colleges, compromised. Inform clients of specific inks that are etc. recyclable or are not hazardous and provide samples illustrating finished products. Encourage them to select these materials. Advantages of Water-Based Inks The composition of inks varies widely. Some inks (flexographic and gravure processes) contain chemicals that would be classified as • Water-based inks are often classified as non- hazardous; others do not. Inks frequently get their hazardous color from the metals or hazardous pigments they • No special air pollution control equipment is contain. Inks containing metals and/or those using a required for emissions solvent carrier are often classified as hazardous. It is . Less toxic to employees the responsibility of shop owners to determine whether the inks used in their operations are - Reduced disposal cost 4