Sustainable packaging and labeling has become a trend, and if you haven't already, start thinking about it.
According to the latest data, we know that 88% of adults under the age of 34 and 66% of Americans are willing to pay more for environmentally sustainable products. Now during the epidemic, more people choose takeaway services, which will generate a lot of non-recyclable garbage. Using recyclable packaging makes consumers feel good about themselves. When there are consumers who want a product it means it's a good business.
Using environmentally friendly and sustainable packaging materials as a selling point will make your products stand out from the competition.
We have seen many industries start to avoid the use of single-use plastic packaging products. Examples include household and consumer goods, beauty and personal care, food and beverage packaging, and more. People have begun to reduce carbon emissions in various ways such as environmentally friendly materials, recycling and disposal of garbage. We round up every major trend in sustainable packaging and labeling.
Sustainable Packaging and Labeling Trends
Ⅰ、Smart and effective waste reduction technology
Linerless labels------Linerless labels can reduce a lot of material waste. But that doesn't apply to all industries. Especially for products such as beverages and personal care, their production speed is very fast, and their production line can produce about 300 bottles per minute on average. Linerless labels usually cannot run so fast, too fast speed will cause the linerless label to break. Therefore, linerless labels can only be applied to products with slower production lines.
Lightweight------Thinner container and packaging labels have resulted in a substantial reduction in material used. But thinner containers and packaging labels are prone to breakage, breakage in transit, or breakage while the product is in use, which is a bad thing. So you need a quality partner to provide you with quality products.
Reducing Size ------ This is similar to lightweighting. Reducing the area of product packaging can also save a lot of material. If your products have a short shelf life or are consumed quickly, reducing the size of your packaging is ideal for you.
Double-sided labels------By printing on the back of the label, only one label is required for the clear water bottle. This reduces a lot of material waste.
Ⅱ、Designing for reusability
Do you remember the milkman. They will drop fresh milk on your doorstep every day and take away the used glass bottles. This is the most traditional method. We can design a label with a long service life for you. Even the simplest and most traditional methods still work, especially in the beauty, personal care and beverage markets, where consumers are still willing to pay for goods.
Ⅲ、Bio-based or compostable packaging and labels
Bio-based packaging typically uses renewable raw materials such as cellulose, corn, wood, cotton, sugar cane, etc. But biobased is not the same as biodegradable packaging. The raw materials for biodegradable packaging are not necessarily renewable.
Ⅳ、Designing for Recycling & scrap
You can give your packaging and labels the chances of successful recycling. Recyclers reject approximately 560 million packages or containers each year because of incompatible labels.
Ⅴ、Recyclable material
Develop and invest in recyclable materials so that your packaging and labels can be recycled smoothly. The US states of Maine, Oregon and California require brand owners to hold the company accountable for its own packaging waste.
How to Find the Best Sustainable Labels
Consumer preferences are changing, and now is a good time to choose sustainable labels. Today's consumers prefer it, and we can offer premium sustainable labels.
We will customize according to the characteristics of your products. This is a huge cost savings and the labels will meet your standards.
Post time: Dec-27-2022