State of the Industry 2008 for tag and label package printing

By Tom Polischuk

“The key issue in the tag and label market in terms of sustainability is the pressure-sensitive label and its associated matrix and release liner waste,” he acknowledges. “Nevertheless, as recycling (in all its forms) plants become a part of the scene, as pressure-sensitive laminators provide lower-gauge facestocks (primarily films), and as release liner manufacturers down-gauge their base stocks, managing the waste stream responsibly will give pressure-sensitive labels a new lease on life.”