| Although linerless label printing has been available for | | | | of the facestock from attaching itself to the label |
| many years, it is still seldom used in the modern | | | | below. This completely eliminates the need for the |
| marketplace. However, as the world becomes | | | | release liner and drastically cuts down on label liner |
| increasing environmentally aware, manufacturers and | | | | by-product. The advantages of linerless label printing |
| producers are adopting linerless label printing to aid | | | | are clear â label liner waste cannot be |
| sustainability and to reduce costs. | | | | recycled or burned and is harmful to the environment |
| Linerless label printing involves printing pressure | | | | but without the need for label liner, waste reduction |
| sensitive self adhesive labels that do not have a | | | | when using linerless label printing is greatly improved. |
| release liner. A release coating is applied to the front of | | | | With over 360,000 tonnes of liner waste produced |
| the label roll facestock on which the printed labels are | | | | annually in North America alone, its clear that this is a |
| wound, thus preventing the adhesive on the underside | | | | growing problem. |