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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS , Contra
FROM: Costa
Supervisor Nancy Fanden s
January 21, 1991 STA .N ....
-4 County
DATE:
REFERRAL TO ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
SUBJ:CT: USE OF SOY-BASED INK FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMENDATION:
That the Environmental Affairs Committee investigate the
feasibility of utilizing soy-based ink in the printing of
County materials, (in-house) as well as specifying soy-based
inks on jobs contracted to private printers.
Furthermore, that staff contact Don Eggleston, State Office
of Printing, at (916) 327-4174 for further information and
evaluation.
BACKGROUND:
A new type of ink is now available to printers as a
substitute for conventional petroleum-based inks. Using soy
derived vegtable oil as the carrying agent, soy-based ink is
beneficial because it releases, on average, less than
one-third of the amount of the volatile organic chemicals
(VOCs) released by petroleum-based inks. Soy-based ink also
makes it possible to attain higher levels of print quality,
producing less paper waste during the printing process. In
addition, residual soy-based ink sludge is less toxic than
its petroleum-based counterpart.
— )CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON January 21 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED.X—. OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
1ANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
January 21, 1992
Cc: Director, CDD ATTESTED
Environmental Affairs Cte. PHIL BATCHELOR.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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