Printer's Enviroservices Programme (PEP): United Kingdom

A new comprehensive "green" initiative from Kodak Polychrome Graphics.

Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) is launching a new innovative environmental care scheme to enable printers to cover all aspects of operating a "green" facility whilst ensuring the best is gained from all products supplied. This project helps all users to reduce the impact of the products used in production on our environment whilst improving efficiency, saving time and reducing costs.

PEP is a KPG service provided as a benefit for customers and conducted in a responsible and caring way. It is a "total" service providing not only equipment and waste disposal functions but also consultancy to users by trained and knowledgeable experts. This advisory service ensures users know how to keep within the law and protect our environment.

The Printers Enviroservices Programme (PEP) covers a wide range of products and services tailored to each customer's individual requirements. KPG has always supplied equipment to manage environmentally sensitive materials, such as silver.

With the introduction of PEP the service includes a safe and efficient chemistry-handling programme controlled and operated by knowledgeable and experienced staff. As well as on-site treatments, the KPG PEP offers a removal service for unwanted waste from customers' sites. This programme takes care of the safe disposal of not only photographic chemicals but also of waste film, plates, solvents and rags.

KPG has provided chemical management systems for some time, modifying or reducing all film processing chemicals to have less effect on the environment and help compliance with increasing legislation.

Various CMS Silver Recovery Systems are available which extends and optimises the life of the fixer solution leading to reduced usage, cleaner wash water and lower silver levels in the waste water. The silver recovered earns money, which cuts costs and contributes to a cleaner environment.

Chemical mixing can be a messy and dangerous occupation. KPG has a range of three CMS-Mixer models, which provide easy operation, and handling of developer and fixer. They ensure automatic, continuous supply of accurately mixed, fresh chemicals as required for up to four film processors.

The Kodak Polychrome Graphics CMS-Aqua 620 monitors the processor's activity and replenishes the exact amount of fresh water per film necessary for efficient washing and archival stability. Thus improved image quality is linked to cost savings in reduced water usage.

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The referred services to be provided under this offer are to be performed solely by independent vendors from whom Kodak Polychrome Graphics may receive a referral fee to cover administrative costs. There are no warranties, express or implied, in connection with the provision of this service, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user shall determine the suitability of these services for the intended use, and the user assumes all risk and liability if these service are not fit for the particular purpose intended. Kodak Polychrome Graphics shall not have any obligation or liability to any user or other third party arising out of any services performed by an independent vendor, pursuant to this offer.