Welcome to the Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center!

PNEAC is your direct conduit to experts and reliable information on environmental issues related to the printing, publishing and packaging industry.

Here you will find information on:

• Compliance - National and State-specific
• Pollution Prevention Opportunities
• Training Resources - Print Processes, Videos, & Manuals
• Answers to Common Questions (Listservs & Archives) - PrinTech and PrintReg
• People and Programs (Contacts) - National and State-specific
• Initiatives - PrintSTEP, National Environmental Performance Track, Design for the Environment, Great Printers Project, P2PRINT, etc.
• Sustainability
• Energy Efficiency
• U.S. Department of Energy's Save Energy Now Program
• Compressed Air Efficiency

If you have additional questions or do not find what you are searching for, PNEAC's technical experts will be glad to assist you. Assistance is confidential and free of charge.

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EPA Finalizes Shop Towel Rule

PNEAC News

House passes Welch bipartisan energy efficiency legislation
3.5.14
Source: Vtdigger.org, 3/5/14
Summary: By a vote of 375-36, the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon approved energy efficiency legislation authored by Representative Peter Welch. The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, H.R. 2126, is the first significant bipartisan energy initiative approved by the House in the 113th Congress.

Minnesota seeks comment on draft paint stewardship plan
3.5.14
Source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 3.5.14
Summary: In accordance with Minnesota legislation signed into law in May 2013, all architectural paint sold in the state must soon be managed through a statewide product stewardship program implemented and financed by producers of paint. Upon the slated launch date of July 1, 2014, no architectural paint may be offered for sale in the state unless the paint's producer participates in an approved stewardship plan. PaintCare Inc., serving as a stewardship organization on behalf of paint manufacturers, submitted a detailed stewardship plan on March 3, 2014. The MPCA has 90 days to review, and must approve this plan before the program can begin. A public comment period is open through April 15. MPCA will post comments and take them into consideration as part of the staff review of the stewardship plan.

How Clever Companies Are Using Circular Thinking To Get Ahead
3.3.14
Source: Fast Company, 2/27/14
Summary: Creating businesses that make money from their waste as well as their product is the idea behind this new business model. Here's how it's working.

Can small retailers make shopping for green energy more like buying milk?
3.3.14
Source: The Guardian, 2/28/14
Summary: Unlike other products, electricity options don't sit side-by-side on store shelves. American Efficient is partnering with local shops to show consumers their choices.

How companies' community leadership drives political change
2.27.14
Source: GreenBiz, 2/26/14
Summary: Small local businesses across the country are realizing that their ecological footprints are as important as their bottom lines. Visionary business leaders are not waiting for an act of Congress or an executive order to take action. They are at the forefront of their communities in creating a vision for a new era of a sustainable economy. They are leading on this issue -- but they can do only so much on their own.

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