Reduce, Recycle
and Recover 鈥?
Reduction, recycling and Items, such as pallets, are also reusable when
recovery returned to our depots via PEP services, and
ways to save for both you & the environment
The Printer鈥檚 Enviroservices Programme from aluminium used in printing plates can be recycled
Kodak Polychrome Graphics examines all by metal reclamators and used again in many other
methods of reducing the impact on the industries.
environment by making improvements in these
three key areas: Solvents used in the press room can be collected
and reduced in volume using suitable equipment for
Reduction easier and more economical disposal. Once collected
By actively reducing the volumes of waste produced they may be suitable for treatment for reuse in some
we can ease the pressure on the environment. For other application.
example, buying chemicals in bulk, reduces the
amount of packaging created, and by ordering Recovery
chemicals in powder form, still further reductions Not all materials used in the print production
can be made. Where appropriate, use chemicals process are necessarily redundant after use.
which have been especially designed to require low Photographic film, for example, contains precious
replenishment, and so reduce the volume of silver which can be recovered commercially. In
chemical consumed. As a result, the chemical addition this silver can also be recovered from the
volume to treat on site or haul away is significantly exhausted fixer solution, either on site using suitable
reduced. equipment, or it can be removed in bulk from the
site, through the PEP Service, and recovered in a
Recycling large scale operation.
Returning used packaging materials for reuse
reduces the natural resources used in the For more information on the many types of support
manufacture of new ones, plus reducing the amount available through the Printer鈥檚 Enviroservices
of material sent to landfill sites. Chemical containers Programme, please contact your local Kodak
can be washed and returned through the PEP Polychrome Graphics representative, visit our Web site
service to our manufacturing facility, where they re- at www.kpgraphics.com, or email our PEP service on
enter the production cycle. pep-uk@kpgraphics.com
If you have any questions or need assistance, or Because of our constant endeavour to improve
require further information about this or the quality and design, modifications may be made to
complete range of Kodak Polychrome Graphics products from time to time. Details of stock
Products, please contact your local supplier, or availability and specifications given in this
visit us on the Web at http://www.kpgraphics.com publication are subject to change without notice. All
weights and dimensions are approximate.
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PEP鈥揚rinter鈥檚 Enviroservices Programme
The Kodak Polychrome Graphics Printer's Enviroservices
Programme (PEP) has been set up to help us fulfil our Services available:
PEP ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT
duty to reduce the impact of our products on the
CMS Silver Recovery Equipment
environment. At the same time it increases the
CMS Chemical Mixers
efficiency of the systems, and in the process, saves
CMS Developer Management Systems
you time and money. Through PEP we aim to
CMS Fixer Management Systems
facilitate our customers getting the best from our
CMS Air Management unit
products, while helping to ensure minimum
impact on the environment. PEP PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE LESS IMPACT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT
Our manufacturing facilities work constantly to minimise
Kodak Dry Powder Developer and Replenisher
the environmental impact of everything they do, and this
- dry developer for film
approach extends throughout our organisation. So it is no
Kodak Dry Powder Fixer and Replenisher
surprise that we are well equipped to offer support to our
- dry fixer for film
customers by focusing on the three key areas, of reduction,
Aqueous and Low VOC Chemistries
recycling and recovery, and helping them through the Kodak DryView Recording Film
minefield of confusing regulations surrounding Kodak Direct Imaging Thermal Recording Film
Kodak Approval Digital Color Proofing Systems
environmental issues. We offer, with PEP, the services of
Kodak Polychrome Graphics Thermal CtP Systems
specialist organisations that can provide expertise, advice,
and resources to ensure an optimum solution, tailored to
PEP WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES
each customer's individual requirements.
Photographic Developer Effluents
In fact PEP provides a whole raft of services which are Photographic Fixer Effluents
Plate Developer Effluents
grouped together in easy-to-understand and easily
Plate Finisher Effluents
identifiable families which not only add up to cost savings,
Waste Film/Scrap Plates
but also to an eco-friendly balance sheet.
Press Room Solvents
While we sell equipment to manage environmentally
sensitive materials, such as silver, we are not solely PEP ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Silver
concerned with these areas. Our knowledgeable and expert
Heavy metals
field operatives look at environmental concerns as they
BOD/ COD
relate to each application, and not just at the commercial
pH
opportunities.
Total Suspended Solids
As well as on-site treatments, we also offer a removal Chemical Sample Test Kit
service for unwanted waste from customers' sites. This takes
PEP CONSULTING
care of the safe disposal of not only photographic
Silver Management Assessment
chemicals, but also of waste film, plates, solvents and rags.
Pollution Prevention Assessment
All our customers, through their existing contacts with the
Air Quality and Noise Assessment
company, are welcome to take advantage of the PEP Workplace Safety Assessment
services that Kodak Polychrome Graphics offers. We handle Environmental Compliance Review
Custom Environmental/Safety Consulting
all communications, including invoicing, to provide all the
Local Authority Consulting
help and support that our customers need.
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