PNEAC Seeks to Honor Best Environmental Publications for Printers Do you have an environmentally focused article or publication that you are proud of and want to share with others? It could be just what the Printers’ National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC) is seeking for the 2012 Publication of the Year. This award from PNEAC is intended to honor the best and most significant journal article, fact sheet, report, or book on the subject of environmental issues in the printing industry published within the past 18 months. The publication must be focused on a technology, practice, strategy, or success story in the printing industry involving sustainability or that reduces pollution, eliminates waste, improves material usage, conserves energy, or improves compliance with environmental or safety regulations. It can be an article, book, or fact sheet published between January 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012. The publication may be nominated by anyone (the author, a colleague, a reader, etc.), and it may reference vendors or be written by a vendor. However, the item must indicate the real benefits associated with the action and not simply unproven claims. Judging criteria for the award will include: Effectiveness helping U.S. printers improve their performance relative to one or more of the following:

• compliance with environmental regulations (including reduction of wastes, effluents, and emissions; reduction of energy consumption; environmental performance of the printed product; environmental sustainability of operations, products,  and/or practices; and health and safety of printing employees)

• The innovation incorporated in the practices, technologies, or strategies described in the publication

• The quality of writing

Nominations for PNEAC 2012 Publication of the Year are due by June 1, 2012. Winners will be announced at Graph Expo in Chicago, October 2012. To nominate a publication for the award, please complete the online form and upload a digital file (pdf) of the publication here. Alternatively, mail five copies of the publication with a letter of nomination to: PNEAC Publication of the Year c/o Wayne Pferdehirt University of Wisconsin 320 Lowell Center 610 Langdon Street Madison, WI  53703 PNEAC looks forward to recognizing some of the excellent publications that have recently been authored to help printers enhance the environmental quality of their products and processes.