Pressure-sensitive Label Waste Management Report

Pressure-sensitive labels deliver unique benefits in terms of end use and on-pack performance. Those benefits come at a cost though, and pressure-sensitive labels create a lot of waste by-products compared to alternative labeling technologies. Waste reclamation is high on the agenda of industry around the world today. Sustainability initiatives by governments, companies, and consumers around the globe make the topic of waste management of web by-products from pressure-sensitive labels an important topic today.

The pressure-sensitive industry uses thousands of different materials, which generate an equal number of waste products. This creates complexity when considering options for waste by-product collection and disposal. This challenge for waste recycling is well worth addressing, however, as the constituent parts are high value and offer opportunities for a new life.

The generation of waste by-products in the pressure-sensitive industry affects everyone throughout the value chain. This report is a useful tool for companies at every stage of the value chain, from label manufacturer to label converter and label applicator and brand owner. Currently the global packaging industry is actively engaged in managing its responsibility for sustainability and recyclability, and this is the momentum for the pressure-sensitive label industry to step up to the plate.

Pressure-sensitive Labels: Options for Web Waste By-products Created in Printing & Label Application explores what the waste by-products of pressure-sensitive labels are, who is affected by these materials and why, and the options for the materials after first use. The report aims to provide an up-to-the-minute overview of the options for the environmentally-responsible disposal, recycling and re-use of web waste for the benefit of both brand owners and label converters in all regions of the world.