The Industrial Emission Directive (IED) 

The Industrial Emission Directive (IED), Directive 2010/75/EU, covers a wide range of solvent-using activities in industry, such as printing, surface cleaning, painting and coating activities, dry cleaning and manufacture of footwear and pharmaceutical products. It establishes emission limits for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in waste gases and maximum levels for fugitive emissions for solvents.

For surface & dry cleaning, the directive is driving the use of closed cleaning machines by setting tight emission limits, which also reduces to a high extent the risk of worker exposure.

ECSA recommends closed cleaning machinery with integrated recycling units to minimise emissions, worker exposure and overall consumption of the solvents, enabling the safe & sustainable use of chlorinated solvents. 

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