On the Occasion of Earth day and 48th anniversary of Earth Month, ALPS extends its support to Mother Earth and strives towards sustainability by addressing the problem of Label Waste.
In the process of manufacturing the self-Adhesive
labels, two kinds of waste material gets generated
1.
Set up waste &
2.
Waste Matrix during the
inspection of the rejected labels.
The self-Adhesive label stock consists of 3
layers: Face Stock, Adhesive & Release liner of the face stock. The
adhesive are of different types or grades like Rubber based acrylic, silicon
etc. The Release liner of Face Stock may also be either of paper or films –PP, PE,
PET vinyl etc. They are mainly silicon coated paper or films.
The pain area for label manufacturers is
the disposal of the waste material as these are non- Biodegradable. As the focus is more inclined on the waste
disposal by our customers & their third party audits, we have to follow
certain guidelines for waste disposals.
To extend our support to Mother Earth we do
not send the waste material to land fill sites and pay approximately Rs.16/-
per kg. for incineration, approved by pollution control Board.
As this practice is fairly new we don’t get
the price increase for the labels despite of paying extra for the waste
disposal on the behalf of customer and for customer retention we have to bear
the cost. This reduces our margins and our members are facing problems and as a
Label association we want to help and support our members.
In this regards we have studied how to manage
the waste and earn from it- “Waste to wealth”
We have consulted our label stock suppliers
in India as well as many associations actively working in Europe. We have decided
to start common facility centers to manage waste initially in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore
& Chennai. Further we will take it
forward to other cities where more than 20 members exist.
The participating members
with allotted stock quantity will send it either at cost or F.C. The
association will charge for the electricity, manpower and for the place which
will either be constructed or on the rent from the members.
The waste will be shredded, grinded followed
by pressing & bailing. Once the process is over it will be sent out to the
power plants, cement industry or any ever where the heat requirement is more
the 1100 Degree centigrade. We can sell this at price ‘X’ plus the
transportation.
The help which we sought from the
Government is for the building & for the machinery. The desired approval by
the PCBS power ministry & Industry Ministry is also needed.
To know more and participate in the programme contact alpssecy@gmail.com
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