Report on AWA Seminar: Label Release Liner Issues, Opportunities

Recycling must, Hazlewood said, "be disciplined and stand up economically." The fact that matrix waste is located at the end of an extended supply chain makes achieving this mission difficult.

The option of linerless label materials is one with which Skanem has experience, but while there are many indicative savings to be made by taking this route, it has its limitations because of label shape restrictions. Hazlewood's prognosis is that price parity across the release base options is opening up competition, with market-specific performance requirements and sustainability issues playing an increased role.