Environmental impact of printing plates

摘要

J Zarwan Partners has published a research study on the Environmental Impact of Printing Plates, which is available free of charge.rnIn a bid to help printers make a more informed choice when purchasing plates, and to bring a degree of clarity to an often confusing issue, the report analyzes four main areas where plates can have an environmental impact-chemistry, energy, water, and waste. The study compares the relative environmental impact between different categories of plates, as well as rncomparing the resources used by differentplates within a category.