Label Release Liner Report: Developments, Innovations and Challenges

The vexed question of organizing liner collection for recycling/re-use was discussed at length. Decabooter addressed the practicalities. "Most decisions are," he said, "made at a local, not corporate level. And production units don’t want the waste lying around until there’s enough to merit collection." Muentzer summarized the participants’ view that "liner-to-liner is the best solution, but 'downcycling' is better than landfill." There is a considerable degree of dissatisfaction and irritation within the value chain, it was agreed, that very little is actually happening on the recycling front—and a true joint action initiative across all levels is now essential. "We must," said Brase, "as an industry become recycling disciples."