Proving Yourself in a Sustainable World

The second benefit is in freight shipping. "Because you're getting more labels on a roll, more rolls in a box, more labels on a pallet, and more labels on a truck, we were able to wipe out 300 full truck loads of material shipments in and out of Spear facilities."

Freight, says Muenzer, is Spear's greatest impact on the environment from a carbon footprint standpoint. "The actual operations of a label converter have a minimal impact on the environment. It's the freight. So when you can eliminate truckloads, that's where you're really making a difference—that's thin film."