Figure 2

Research by a communications industry union:

The use of alternative materials at the workplace
Are alternative materials used at the workplace?

Vegetable oil based washing liquids (soya oil, etc.)

In use

Tried

No

17 %

47 %

36 %

Recycled dyes

In use

Tried

No

6 %

23 %

71 %

Recycled paper

In use

Tried

No

41 %

31 %

28 %

Ecolabel

In use

Tried

No

3 %

-

97 %

Cautioned by environmental authorities

In use

Tried

No

12 %

-

88 %

Source 1: The Finnish Printers' Union workplace survey in 1994

Source 2: Kari Rissa. Environmental Handbook for the Printing Industry.
Centre for Health and Safety at Work, Jyväskylä 1987.

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