Use Your Warehouse Operation to Reach Your Efficiency and Environmental Goals
Use Your Warehouse Operation to Reach Your Efficiency and Environmental Goals
As we step into the new year, we’ve got fresh goals and plans on the horizon. Two possible opportunities you’re looking at are making your label printing faster, cheaper and easier. The other big area in 2024 is meeting sustainability goals and reaching your net zero objectives.
Your warehouse is a key part of your business and improving efficiency and sustainability can go a long way to reaching goals for the whole businesses.
This article will help you understand the benefits of stock labels and how you can go about meeting environmental goals.
Stock Labels
A “stock label” is essentially a blank label that’s ready to go without any extra costs for design or cutting. They are generally in stock, ready to be shipped in one or two days.
These labels are made in bulk, keeping the expenses low since there’s no need for special design work or cutting equipment.
Although they have some limitations in terms of size, colours, and materials, when paired with your own printing system, these labels become quite flexible.
The only real restriction is the quality of your printer and label-making software.
They can be made from long-life, waterproof plastic (for rack labels for example) or low cost paper and can be used with desktop or larger industrial printers.
The beauty of these labels is that they can be used for various purposes.
They’re handy for categorising shelves, printing shipping and return labels, ensuring quality with traceable labels, and prominently displaying expiration dates. This helps prevent material waste and keeps consumers safe.
By integrating stock labels into your printing setup, you gain a practical solution for warehouse management.
It cuts down on waiting times and gives you the ability to produce more of a particular label type, putting you in control.
In a nutshell, stock labels, when used with your printing system, are a convenient, cost-effective and efficient way to manage warehouse label printing.
Biodegradable Labels
More and more options for biodegradable labels are popping up each year. This is either because businesses aim for sustainability or due to increased demand from customers.
Ensuring that packaging complies with recycling and composting rules is crucial now.
Warehouses play a big role in moving towards a sustainable future and achieving net zero targets. This is because how an organisation packages, transports, and stores items is centered around the warehouse.
Various biodegradable labeling choices are now available, and often, they’re just as good as non-biodegradable ones. You can get waterproof labels made from recycled plastics or sustainable materials.
Different biodegradable options are becoming more common, and you can even print on them, using your existing printing setup for the majority of biodegradable labels.
In 2021, half of consumers saw themselves as environmentally conscious, a 20% increase from 2019. This number is likely to go up, with 81% of consumers expecting companies to be environmentally conscious by 2024.
If you’re keen on embracing eco-friendly labelling and packaging, we can help. It’s not straightforward to find the right materials and navigate the differences between various label materials.
Fortunately, we’ve been working with sustainable and recycled/recyclable labels for many years. We’re well-positioned to help you test and estimate the costs for such labelling.
Ready to Make Your Warehouse Smarter and More Efficient?
Contact us here for help working through the eco-label landscape. Let us sort out an environmentally friendly label solution for you today – be ahead of the competition and meet your environmental goals now! Email sales@expertlabels.co.uk or call us on 01359 271 111, we’d love to hear from you.
Helpful links
Consumers becoming more eco-conscious and willing to travel, attend mass events, PwC survey reveals
Half (50%) of global consumers say that they have become more eco-friendly in the past six months, with Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern consumers leading the way, a new study by PwC has revealed. Read the full article here: https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/news-room/press-releases/2021/global-consumer-insights-pulse-survey-2021.html
Last Updated: 26 January 2024
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