AWA Report Lists Management and Recycling Options

What constitutes label waste?

The sustainability agenda has focused attention on many items within the broader definition of packaging, but pressure-sensitive labels’ complex value chain and laminate construction create challenges on recycling at various levels. These include laminate manufacturing waste, press set-up waste, adhesive-coated matrix waste and—perhaps of the greatest concern today—spent release liner. Release liners—both paper and film—are key contributors to successful pressure-sensitive labeling. They are high-value products that can be recycled.