Making further steps towards a greener business

The Problem

Label Waste was going directly to landfill even when it can be recycled or recovered

• An estimated 120,000 tonnes of label waste is landfilled in the UK annually
• Mainstream waste contractors are not able to offer viable recovery options for bulky label waste
• Landfilling this waste is more costly and environmentally irresponsible
• Other options have previously proven to be more costly and inefficient
• Logistics of moving this waste is difficult due to size and weight
• Landfilling sensitive label waste does not guarantee secure destruction and disposal

The Solution

We have become a member of the Prismm Zero Labels 2 Landfill Group Scheme

• Prismm are able to process our label waste and avoid sending to landfill
• Size no longer matters as they can collect anything from 600kg to 26 tonnes at a time
• Every printer in the UK from the smallest to the largest is inclusive
• They have developed a cost effective and efficient logistical network that covers the entire UK
• They can guarantee total destruction and offer Certificates of Destruction for all waste collected
• Label Printers already signed up to the scheme have diverted 47,496 tonnes from landfill since 2015