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Linerless Labels

Linerless labels are a type of adhesive label that does not require a backing paper, making them more environmentally friendly and cost-effective. These labels are typically made from a specially designed material that allows them to be rolled up without the need for a liner or a backing, reducing waste and offering more efficient storage and transportation options. These labels are perfect for shipping and address labels.

Thin Liner Labels

The challenge with traditional label liner material is that there is a lack of suitable recycling options currently in the UK due to the silicone coating on the liner material, making it unsuitable for traditional paper product recycling routes. This type of material doesn’t remove the liner from the supply chain but instead reduces the thickness of the liner, and in doing so, reduces the volume of label liner material for the end user to dispose of; if we can’t altogether remove the liner material, let us reduce the quantity of it.

This new liner creates a reduction of nearly 20% in material. To put this into context, it is estimated that Amazon delivered approximately 17.4% of the estimated 5 billion packages delivered in the UK in 2024, and these packages would each have one address label per package. If Amazon alone adopted this thin liner technology, this would result in a reduction of label liner waste of approx. 140,000 tonnes per year, and if every parcel in the UK was delivered using a thin liner label, the liner waste would be reduced by nearly 1 million tonnes per year. To visualise this, 1 million tonnes is the equivalent of 150,000 elephants, or more than 66,500 double decker buses!

Recycled Labels

We also have a range of materials available with a 100% recycled paper content for applications that the above solutions are not suitable for.

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