Recycled, FSC®-certified and bio-based label materials

In a world where the environmental characteristics of products and packaging are becoming increasingly important, it is essential to choose solutions whose properties are clearly identified. We are happy to help you select labels made from recycled, FSC®-certified or bio-based materials and find the right material for your project.

From digital printing without printing plates to removable labels and recycled, FSC®-certified or bio-based materials, discover the different options available for your self-adhesive roll labels and benefit from our practical tips.

Our solutions for your labels :

When choosing your labels, we focus on three key areas where labelletiquette.fr offers different solutions: production, adhesives and materials.

Production

Our modern production facility combines innovative technology with optimized resource use. At labelletiquette.fr, your labels are printed using digital printing technology, which does not require printing plates, unlike offset printing. This not only helps reduce lead times, but also limits waste generated during production setup. No chemically treated metal printing plates are required. In addition, our printing machines require minimal setup, which helps limit the time and materials needed when starting production.

Special adhesives

Reuse and recycle? labelletiquette.fr offers labels with special adhesives for easy removal after use, such as water-soluble or repositionable labels.

Water-soluble labels are designed to be removed during a cleaning process, without leaving glue or paper residues on the packaging. They are particularly popular for bottles.

Beekeepers also appreciate removable labels for their honey pots, so that the containers can be reused several times.

Label materials

Our labels can be produced using materials containing recycled content, recyclable materials, FSC®-certified materials or materials made from plant-based raw materials. Here are two examples: hemp-based paper, FSC® Mix Credit, with its distinctive rustic appearance and 50% hemp content sourced from Western Europe; and recycled Ocean Bound PP film, made from plastic waste collected in coastal areas. Find an overview of all our recycled, FSC®-certified and bio-based materials.

Would you like to request samples or a quote for these different materials?
Our customer service team will be happy to help.

5 tips for choosing your packaging and labels

1. Choose packaging that suits your product:
   Look for ways to reduce the amount of packaging material used and select solutions that meet your requirements. For example, our packaging uses recycled paper, with shredded cardboard used as filling material.
2. Make material separation easier:
   Choose a label that suits the packaging so that the different components can be directed to the appropriate waste or recycling streams. Using non-returnable glass packaging? Paper labels may be suitable when the combination is compatible with the relevant recycling stream. For plastic packaging, the label material should be selected according to the requirements of the container’s recycling stream.
3. Durability and reuse:
   Choose products and packaging designed to last, be reused or repaired where appropriate. Our removable labels are easy to remove, helping make packaging reuse possible.
4. Limit waste:
   Production waste should be sorted and directed to suitable recovery or recycling streams whenever possible. At labelletiquette.fr, die-cutting waste is extracted, shredded, recycled and reused.
5. Use renewable energy sources: 
   labelletiquette.fr uses regional solar electricity from a nearby solar park.

Sample book

Sources

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Lokale Lebensmittelproduktion kann Städte klimafreundlich ernähren (2019, 30. Aug.). weltagrarbericht. https://www.weltagrarbericht.de/aktuelles/nachrichten/en/33782.html

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