REVIEWED P2 OPTIONS
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Reviewed Printing-Pre-press Operations OptionsFollowing are a list of options that have been reviewed by pollution prevention specialists. These options have worked at other facilities and may work at yours. |
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Use Chemical Substitutes for photographic films | ||
| A non-silver substitute may be an option. | ||
Use Electronic Imaging that has Editing Capabiliti | ||
| Use electronic imaging to reduce multiple steps involved in photodeveloping | ||
Implement a Chemical Inventory Program | ||
| Track inventory to utilize photodeveloping chemicals, paper, and film before their expiration. | ||
Change Operational and Work Practices | ||
| Implement changes to reduce chemical use in spent chemical and heavy metal recovery and recycling. Some possible steps towards this goal include: reducing chemical bath contamination, counter current washing, filtrating screen making wastewaters to remove particulates, recycling plates and plate materials, or returning plate materials to the manufacturer or to a metal recoverer. | ||
Use Alternative Chemicals | ||
| Eliminate the need for pretreatment if wastewaters are being discharged into the sewer by using water-developed lithographic plates and film instead of solvents in processing. | ||
Substitute bleaches | ||
| Substitute Iron-EDTA bleaches for ferrocyanide bleaches This modification may eliminate particular treatments and disposal requirements | ||
Use a washless processing system | ||
| Implementing this technology is expensive, but will reduce wastewater by as much as 97% | ||
Find Options for other processes
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The Zero Waste Network is a project of the University of Texas at Arlington's Enviornmental Training institute. The tools on this site are presented free of charge to help you find pollution prevention alternatives that work for your facility. They were originally developed throught the support of grant funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and contributions from several state, private and non-governmental entities. If you need assistance implementing these options contact us, or enroll in one of our upcoming classes .
