A Guide to Selecting Aluminium or Metal Asset Labels
Aluminium is a popular material for metal asset labels due to its durability and resistance to many common contaminants and sources of damage. Aluminium asset labels are used globally for asset...
View Article7 Types of Metal Asset Labels
Aluminium is a popular material for metal asset labels due to its durability and resistance to many common contaminants and sources of damage. Aluminium can be used in many industries and environments....
View ArticleSustainable Packaging – Can Seaweed Reduce the Scourge of Plastic Waste?
From a pile of seaweed to a cardboard box. That’s what sustainable packaging leader DS Smith now is exploring to determine if seaweed fibers can be used as a raw material in paper and packaging...
View ArticleAvery Dennison receives USDA BioPreferred Certification
Avery Dennison has achieved BioPreferred Certification from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) for C4500, a new hot melt adhesive offering brands new opportunities to promote sustainable packaging...
View ArticleWhat is the significance of Using Recyclable Label Products?
What Are the Economic and Ecological Benefits of Recyclable Label Products and Paper Fiber? The benefits to using recyclable/recoverable paper in the production of packaging, labels, and other printed...
View ArticleCalifornia May Impose Toughest Rules on Recycling Labels
California lawmakers have approved what advocacy groups say are the nation’s strongest protections against falsely labeling items as recyclable when they in fact are destined for landfills. The measure...
View ArticleWhat is a Recycling Compatible Label Adhesive ?
Companies are now developing new label adhesive products compatible with the existing recycling stream. One example is an innovative label adhesive produced by Avery Dennison — the new TrueCutTM...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between solvent based and water based inks when...
There Is The Health Impact of Solvent-Based Inks: For many years, it was traditional in the printing industry to employ solvent-based inks. These inks contain higher levels of volatile organic...
View ArticleWhat are the Challenges Facing the Paper Recycling Industry?
The processing of recycled paper presents some distinct challenges. Interestingly, it is the smallest element in the process that presents the biggest challenge: as pressure-sensitive adhesives combine...
View ArticleWhy Pay More for Eco-Friendly Labels?
Essentially you do not have to pay more. Here at IMEC Media, we find it very satisfying to be able to offer greener printing options that don’t cost any more than those following standard techniques....
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