Closed Recycling System for label release liners
We make closed recycling possible by replacing standard label release liners with label release liners designed specifically for recycling, achieving a reduction in both waste products and CO2 emissions.
CO2 emissions reduction volume
Calculation model based on the testing program of the Ministry of the Environment
CO2 emissions reduction effect
The graph on the right shows an principle example of the CO2 emissions reduction effect calculated for this project under a testing program by the Ministry of the Environment (domestic numbers for Japan).
A : Raw materials procurement B : Transportation C : Waste and recycling D : New materials procurement
These results compare the total CO2 emissions volume based on the product LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) between the use of conventional release paper and dedicated recycling base paper, and do not denote the superiority or inferiority of the products themselves.
Note that the product LCA is calculated according to the following unique assumptions.
• The amount of activity is calculated based on the weight per m2 of label material. ・Not all uses are calculated among the processes in the product LCA.
• The transport and manufacturing of the raw materials, products, and waste are all calculated according to the same conditions.
• ”New materials procurement” compares the production of new dedicated recycling base paper using raw material from recycled base paper that has been recovered versus the production of the same area in square meters of release paper from virgin materials.
Project Scheme Diagram
The important factor in this project is the proper separation of used label release liners. The recycling of these materials helps maintain the recycling of label release liners in Europe.
Ranked second in the world under WorldStar Global Packaging Awards 2025 Sustainability
At the awards ceremony for the WorldStar 2025 Sustainability Special Award hosted by the World Packaging Organization (WPO) in Milano, Italy, on May 30, 2025, our initiative, “The First Application of Japan’s Resource Recycling Project to Pharmaceutical Packaging”, received the Silver Award in the special Sustainability Award category.