TITLE

Making a case for carbon offsetting

AUTHOR(S)

Morris, Scott

PUB. DATE

September 2006

SOURCE

Printing World;Sep2006, Vol. 305 Issue 12, p38

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article investigates on the effects of carbon offsetting on the pollution problems in the print industry in Great Britain. The author highlights the bad reputation of the print industry as a whole when it came to the environment as well as their efforts to reduce its ecological impact. Carbon offset projects reduce or prevent carbon dioxide emissions.

ACCESSION #

24205300

Tags: PRINTING industry;  EMISSION control;  AIR pollution;  CARBON dioxide;  CONTAMINATION (Technology);  ENVIRONMENTAL engineering

 

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