Labels don’t have to be an environmental hazard
Product labels may be small, but material choice, liner waste, recyclability, and end-of-life design can all affect a brand’s environmental footprint. With the right label partner, companies can reduce label waste, explore more sustainable materials, and choose labeling options that better support recycling, compostability, lightweighting, or post-consumer recycled content.
RLGreen, Resource Label Group’s sustainability solutions team, helps brands evaluate eco-friendly labeling and packaging options based on their product, container, application, performance needs, and sustainability goals. Read “The RLGreen Guide to Sustainable Labeling & Packaging” to learn how better material selection and label planning can help reduce environmental impact.
Steps to take to reduce label waste
Labels can be made from responsibly sourced materials, be recycle-friendly, lightweight and even compostable. Consider these various practices and processes that can severely limit the waste your company produces from labels:
- Labels made from responsibly sourced materials certified by the Forest Stewardship Council
- Recycle-friendly labels that don’t have to be removed from the package during the sorting process
- Pressure-sensitive labels and shrink-wrap labels that meet the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ design guide standards
- Compostable labels that break down over a matter of months, not years
- Returnable packaging
- Best-in-class recyclable liners
- Lightweight labels that use less material and reduce the amount of fuel needed for transportation
- Labels made with post-consumer recycled materials
You need to team with a label partner that will ensure your materials and processes are working toward circularity. Embracing these sustainable practices isn’t merely a choice — it’s a commitment to our planet!
RLGreen — Resource Label Group’s sustainability solutions team — will consider all your needs and help you decide the best eco-friendly environmental hazard reduction options for labeling and packaging. Read “The RLGreen Guide to Sustainable Labeling & Packaging” to learn more about how we’ll work together with you to create more efficient processes, packaging systems and press schedules.
