IMPACT OF DIFFERENT ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNIQUES ON ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF THE OFFSET PRINTING INDUSTRY

Environment and printing seems totally different fields but no any technological field can remain in isolation from other field at present time. Printers need to take extra care about environment because it is not only regulatory requirement but also socialresponsibility and hence requirement of industry. To comply with environment regulation, printers need to understand what impact industry has on environment. There are various materials, like ink, paper, plate, solvents and photographic film, are being used in offset printing machine. By the use of 3R technique that is reduce, reuse and recycle any organization can save money as well as environment. In this research work some eco-friendly techniques are suggested which can reduce the impact on environment at its minimum level. The environment impact of offset printing was examined before and after adopting those techniques.