{"id":91654,"date":"2023-08-07T17:10:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/eco-friendly-self-adhesive-labels-current-market-trends\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:12:58","slug":"eco-friendly-self-adhesive-labels-current-market-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/eco-friendly-self-adhesive-labels-current-market-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-friendly self-adhesive labels &#8211; current market trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"91654\" class=\"elementor elementor-91654 elementor-89724\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897e962 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"897e962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d02944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d02944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b496284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b496284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e45fd6 icon-position-mobile-left icon-vertical-align-center content-align-left icon-box-vertical-align-top icon-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_box_grid_widget\" data-id=\"1e45fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_box_grid_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-box-grid-wrapper the7-elementor-widget loading-effect-none the7_icon_box_grid_widget-1e45fd6\">\t\t\t<div class=\"dt-css-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" aria-label=\"Regulations and the tangible need for change are also making it necessary for packaging and self-adhesive label manufacturers to pay more and more attention to how they design and the environmental aspects associated with the life cycle of these products.  \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"the7bootstrap- the7-bootstrap-check2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Regulations and the tangible need for change are also making it necessary for packaging and self-adhesive label manufacturers to pay more and more attention to how they design and the environmental aspects associated with the life cycle of these products.  \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegulations and the tangible need for change are also making it necessary for packaging and self-adhesive label manufacturers to pay more and more attention to how they design and the environmental aspects associated with the life cycle of these products.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" aria-label=\"A modern label should include in it information about what raw material it was created from. It is best if the label and packaging are made of the same material and the label is no larger than 2\/3 the size of the package.  \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"the7bootstrap- the7-bootstrap-check2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"A modern label should include in it information about what raw material it was created from. It is best if the label and packaging are made of the same material and the label is no larger than 2\/3 the size of the package.  \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA modern label should include in it information about what raw material it was created from. It is best if the label and packaging are made of the same material and the label is no larger than 2\/3 the size of the package.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon-div\" aria-label=\"Avoid dark colors, full coloring and unnecessary embellishments and refinements. Select raw material for labels responsibly, using raw material with a high recycled content.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"the7bootstrap- the7-bootstrap-check2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"box-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Avoid dark colors, full coloring and unnecessary embellishments and refinements. Select raw material for labels responsibly, using raw material with a high recycled content.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAvoid dark colors, full coloring and unnecessary embellishments and refinements. Select raw material for labels responsibly, using raw material with a high recycled content.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a148ea5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a148ea5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f786bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f786bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regulations and the tangible <b>need for change<\/b> are also making it necessary for packaging and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/labels\/\">self-adhesive label<\/a> manufacturers to pay more and more attention to how they design and <b>the environmental aspects<\/b> associated with the life cycle of these products. In this post we will try to introduce some aspects of <b>environmentally friendly packaging design<\/b> along with paying special attention to the proper <b>selection of<\/b> the right <b>raw material<\/b> for production.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65239d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65239d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7660b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b7660b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc9200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bc9200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Ekologiczne-projektowanie-etykiet-2-qakes6mj5hr288hostx9e2lrw7e4iih8qf7kqhyzc4.jpg\" title=\"Ekologiczne projektowanie etykiet 2\" alt=\"Zdj\u0119cie kobiety korzystaj\u0105cej z komputera\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916f05e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"916f05e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21740d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f21740d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eco-design in the field of self-adhesive labels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96aad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d96aad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to scientific studies, <b>up to 80% of<\/b> the environmental <b>impact of packaging<\/b> is identified at the design stage. Every designer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/labels\/\">labels<\/a> and eco-friendly packaging should be guided by several principles that will positively impact the environment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the components and raw materials from which the packaging is built in such a way that they can be <b>recycled.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Reduce the number of materials<\/b>, preferably limit yourself to one type of packaging.<\/li>\n<li><b>Avoid dark colors<\/b>, full tints and unnecessary embellishments and refinements.<\/li>\n<li>Use <b>recycled<\/b> materials <b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Try to close <b>the circulation loops<\/b> so that all the packaging goes back into it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are confident that the design of a packaging or self-adhesive label made according to our guidelines will result in a final product that meets both <strong>high environmental, practical and image standards.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbe7f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efbe7f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63027f8 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"63027f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWe are confident that the design of a packaging or self-adhesive label made according to our guidelines will result in a final product that meets both high environmental, practical and image standards.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d20a35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d20a35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26588bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26588bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c0ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54c0ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Ekologiczne-projektowanie-etykiet-qakbgr8qtaao10ncucumnf7fjgxn2qbcua8bos3nzo.jpg\" title=\"Ekologiczne projektowanie etykiet\" alt=\"Zdj\u0119cie m\u0119\u017cczyzny korzystaj\u0105cego z komputera\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbd397 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdbd397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbc896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bbc896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical tips for the self-adhesive label designer.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dd610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61dd610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Preparing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/offer\/labels\/\">a self-adhesive label<\/a> for printing is not an easy task. The label is primarily to <b>inform<\/b> about all aspects of the product (informational, legal and practical dimensions). However, it has to perform <b>a marketing<\/b> function in parallel, so that as a consequence the consumer chooses this product and not another (we often say that it is the label, rather than the product itself, that sells).<\/p>\n<p>However, label designers should pay attention to some very valuable tips that will make the labels they design <b>more eco-friendly <\/b>. Here they are:<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: var(--the7-base-color); letter-spacing: var(--the7-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--the7-base-text-transform); word-spacing: normal;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Labels are not a package, but a part of it that can be separated mechanically or manually. A modern label should include within it information on <b>what raw material it was created from<\/b> (as well as information on what raw material other elements of the packaging were created from).<\/li>\n<li><b>Mono materiality<\/b> is important in secondary processing. Segregation of materials for recycling is done mechanically, with packaging and labels made of the same material, recycling is faster and more complete.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkkgroup.pl\/en\/adhesive-labels-logistics\/\">The label<\/a> should not be larger than <b>2\/3 the size of the package.<\/b> Only this proportion will ensure that the recycling process will go smoothly.<\/li>\n<li><b>Departure of the color black<\/b>, due to its lack of detectability by optical color sensors used in the recycling process.<\/li>\n<li>Select raw material for labels responsibly, using raw material with a high <b>recycled<\/b> content and, in the case of paper packaging, only with certificates of responsible logging.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s summer in much of Europe is one of record warmth. 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