Make Your Labels More Sustainable: 3 Approaches with label.co.uk

Sustainable labels materials will help you take an important step towards protecting the environment. The trend goes towards more conscious consumption and environmentally conscious behaviour. These tendencies have become part of everyday life in modern society and are highly valued. Therefore, sustainability is now a quality feature, rather than an additional benefit. Products must not only be organic, sustainable or regional, but also fairly traded. This applies to the content AND the packaging of your product!

From CO2-reduced production to removable labels and ecological materials: we show you how to make your self-adhesive roll labels more sustainable. Discover the many possibilities with label.co.uk and our tips on holistic approaches for ecological optimisation.

3 Simple Approaches to More Sustainable Labels

label.co.uk accompanies you on the way to the perfect label and shows you how to make them more eco-friendly! We offer three approaches: Production, adhesives and materials.

#1 Production

Our modern production facility is characterised not only by innovative technology but also by ecological optimisation! Thanks to digital printing, we at label.co.uk print your labels in a CO2-reduced manner in contrast to offset printing. On top of that, our printing machines allow us to produce without long lead times. Environmentally harmful waste is minimised. In addition, no chemically treated printing plates are required. Our machines can be set up quickly, saving time, electricity and materials.

#2 Adhesives

Reuse for circular economy! With label.co.uk, you can select adhesives with which the labels are removable. We offer removable labels and labels with alkali-soluble adhesive, which are very popular in the beverage industry, for example. Beekeepers are also increasingly turning to residue-free removable labels to optimise the reuse of jars.

#3 Materials

Concerning the materials of your labels, we offer recycled and FSC®-certified papers and films. Our FSC®-certified hemp paper has a special, aesthetic, rustic elegance and is made from 50% hemp. Another example is our recycled, glossy Ocean Bound film. Of course, we offer many other papers and films for sustainable labels materials.

Would you like to test the materials live? No problem

Request a free sample book today. It contains countless design ideas and small labels that you can apply to your product. This allows you to test not only the look and feel but also the quality and adhesive strength. Alternatively, we can put together a customised selection of samples with papers and films tailored to your needs.
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5 Tips for Environmentally Friendly Products

1. Provide the end-user with information on how to recycle or reuse your products. This helps reduce waste and supports a circular economy. Introducing sustainable practices (e.g. correct recycling) at a micro-level is a valuable step towards a greener future. That is why we at label.co.uk instruct all our employees to pay close attention to the correct disposal of waste.
2. As little waste as possible. Waste caused by production should be minimised and disposed of responsibly. There are several systems you can integrate in your workflow for reducing, separating and recycling your waste. At label.co.uk, for example, edge strips are vacuumed, shredded and reused.
3. And the packaging? Look for ways to reduce packaging materials such as cardboard boxes or filling materials or replace them with sustainable alternatives. For example, you can simply use scrap paper instead of plastic filling material. At label.co.uk, the packaging material is made from 100% recycled paper to do without plastic.
4. Save energy, time and money. Rely more on energy-efficient machines, renewable energies or innovative technologies to produce in a CO2-reduced way. label.co.uk produces your sustainable labels with 100% regional solar energy. The green electricity comes from the neighbouring solar park.
5. Durable and high-quality. Products should be designed to have a long service life and be reusable or easy to repair. Our removable labels can be easily peeled off the product and repositioned. This allows containers to be reused. On top of that, our labels can be used for a long time when stored correctly.

Sustainability = quality

Sustainability and quality are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary! In a world that is increasingly taking responsibility for the environment, sustainability is becoming a quality feature. We help you implement a holistic approach to ecological optimisation and offer sustainable labels materials for your product!
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