Green Printing: Perception vs. Reality and the UV Edge

However, Lafarge discovered that some combustible biomass waste materials could be substituted for coal. This reduces the amount of coal required, coal’s natural undesirable effluent and elimination of a solid waste. The Lafarge kilns burn at such high temperatures that the hazardous emissions from burning printing blankets are avoided and the ash that would otherwise be emitted is captured and used in solid form in the cement itself. With the help of carbon offset funding and through the contributions of companies like Enviro Image Solutions, Lafarge is working on a system to combine a variety of alternative fuels to become integral to its manufacturing process. Process-engineered fuel reduces annual greenhouse gas emissions and prevents the release of methane gas, as organic materials no longer decompose in landfills.

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