Inks and Environmental Issues — Compliance vs. Quality

Recycling is another area of interest to printers. New developments include: off-site ink recycling; on-site ink recycling; mobile ink recycling; ink-sludge recycling; plate-chemical recycling; ink-recycling software programs; and recycled-ink sales programs.

Across the board, industry organizations and corporations are trying to strike a balance between compliance and product quality. To achieve this goal, additional money is being expended on commercial R&D.