A new environmental performance index based on the carbon footprint, VOC emissions, and waste in a printing house. Issue 5 (5th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hansuebsai, Aran; Kaosod, Athima; Kanchanasing, Tanaporn
• Is Part Of: Engineering reports. Volume 2:Issue 5(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-05-05
• Subjects: environmental awareness -- environmental performance index -- print production -- volatile organic compound emissions; Engineering -- Periodicals; Computer science -- Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1002/eng2.12165
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2577-8196

Abstract

Abstract: An environmental performance index (EPI) is introduced to evaluate the activities of a printing house based on three impacts: carbon footprint, volatile organic compound emissions, and waste. As the main causes of environmental degradation are the operation of machinery and usage of materials, we aimed to integrate the three impacts to interpret the EPI or the environmental friendliness of printing houses. Our results demonstrate that environmental awareness increased with improvements to the EPI, following the modification of printing processes and choices of printing materials. Various scenarios, including pre‐press, press, and post‐press, as well as printing materials, are proposed to predict trends and the possibility of increasing the EPI. Press management and materials and equipment changes have the greatest influence on the improvement of the EPI. Abstract : The environmental performance index (EPI) can be a tool for quantifying and numerically marking the environmental performance of the printing industry. The result from the CU printing house demonstrated environmental awareness as the improvement of EPI, according to the model of press management, materials usage control, and materials and equipment change.