Label converters and end-users that have their paper and/or filmic release liners recycled by dedicated programmes are invited to apply for the first FINAT Recycling Awards Competition.
A growing number of sustainable and economically-viable recycling programmes offer companies site-specific solutions for the collection and recycling of used release liners, allowing them to reduce both their carbon footprint and land filling costs.
The international association for the self-adhesive labelling industry is organising its inaugural Recycling Awards Competition to raise awareness for these recycling programmes, to recognise efforts made by the industry, and to promote best practices in liner recycling. The competition will culminate in the announcement of the winners at the FINAT World Congress in Monaco, held from 5-7 June, 2014.
‘Release liner recycling is picking up pace. More and more, recycling initiatives are offering turn-key solutions to recover a valuable secondary material that no longer needs to go to waste. Spent paper release liner is a high-quality feedstock, already re-used in products ranging from new liners and copy papers to wall insulation. Likewise, PET and PP liners are reground and granulated and used in a wide range of applications, such as new silicone film and outdoor jacket insulation. The FINAT Recycling Awards Competition was created to recognize the advances these programs are making in our industry,’ explained Jacques van Leeuwen, chairman of the FINAT Recycling Awards Competition.
Eligible projects will be evaluated based on a comprehensive set of criteria, divided in three categories: Achievements, volume and percentage recycled; Communication and promotion and Innovation/opening of new markets.
