Sustainable Labels

Sustainable Labels: Environmentally Friendly Reel-Fed Label Production

Our label printing facility is optimised to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We consider ecological factors throughout the printing process of your self-adhesive labels, ensuring we uphold environmentally responsible practices.

With our HP Indigo, we print with reduced CO2 emissions. Unlike offset printing, digital printing eliminates the need for long lead times for printing presses, resulting in minimal environmentally harmful waste and residues. Another advantage of digital printing is that it does not require chemically treated printing plates. The press setup is also quick, allowing for efficient production. This not only saves time but also conserves electricity and materials.

Our Sustainable Labelling Solutions

Grass Paper

This paper consists of 30% sun-dried grass fibre (hay) and 70% FSC® certified paper. Grass paper is made from the rapidly renewable raw material grass, which reduces wood consumption and makes it particularly sustainable. It also reduces CO2 emissions and water consumption by up to 50%.

Removable Labels

At Prime Labels, we offer removable labels that can be easily taken off the product and repositioned as needed. Our alkali-soluble labels, also known as WLA labels, can be removed without leaving any residue, allowing for the separate reuse and recycling of the bottle.

The removal of labels depends on several factors.

Among them are:

• proportion of printing ink, protective liner, hot foil.
• temperature/alkaline content of the caustic solution
• water absorption capacity of the paper
• product storage
• general/individual material properties

Basically, it is important to ensure that self-adhesive labels are stored protected from UV radiation and the effects of weathering, and that moisture is avoided at all costs. If stored properly, we guarantee optimum adhesion of our labels for 12 months after production.

Recycled Paper

Recycled paper is also part of our range. It is available in coated and uncoated versions. The difference to other FSC® certified materials, which also consist of a proportion of recycled materials: our recycled paper consists (depending on the variant) of 100% or 99% recycled fibres.

Read more on Sustainable Options Prime Labels offer.