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Follow on Google News | The Label Printers Receives TLMI’s Label Initiative for the Environment CertificationThe Label Printers receives TLMI’s L.I.F.E. (Environmental) Certification. The company completed the program’s desk and site audits, establishing a baseline and metrics with a goal to reduce solid waste sent to landfills by 60% or more in 2011
The team analyzed and sorted their solid waste into 3 categories: recyclable, waste to energy (fuel pellets), and unrecyclable solid waste (landfill). They wrote a Sustainability Manual and Policy (the Policy can be found on the company’s web site – http://thelabelprinters.com/ “We’re very proud of the L.I.F.E. team and all of our employees for the work they have done to achieve this certification,” About THE LABEL PRINTERS: The Label Printers, Aurora, IL, started in business in 1967, manufacturing simple label constructions in a 1,000 square foot space, with 1 employee, serving the local Chicago market. Today, the company has evolved into one of the 100 largest converters in the United States. The Label Printers owns and operates two facilities in Aurora, Illinois, manufacturing and distributing labels and packaging products to thousands of customers in 25 countries around the world. The company’s packaging products are certified to ISO 9001 standards, and their quality is backed up by their 99.6% Quality Acceptance Rating. The Label Printers is a member of NASPO (North American Security Products Organization) About the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute, Inc.: TLMI, located in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is a member-driven association strongly committed to providing business solutions that enhance the prosperity of its members and the narrow web tag, label, and packaging industries. The organization’ TLMI's goal in creating the L.I.F.E. Program was to offer an audited certification process tailored specifically to the narrow web printing and converting industry. Examples of elements that companies address in undergoing the L.I.F.E. certification process include the recycle-compatibility of adhesives; the source and destination of liner materials and how narrow web companies are driving recycling programs for these materials; and material construction light-weighting (adopting thinner constructions that generate less waste). Front office issues are also addressed such as total energy utilization, where that energy is coming from and what a business is doing to actively reduce its overall carbon footprint. In addition to the L.I.F.E. program, TLMI offers their members a wide range of reports that focus on key industry indices, real-time economic analysis, and benchmarking metrics – these include a Financial Benchmarking/ TLMI has grown from an original group of 19 founding members to hundreds of supplier and converter members. The organization celebrated their Diamond Anniversary in 2008. About NSF International: NSF International, The Public Health and Safety Company™, is a not-for-profit, non-governmental standards development organization, focusing on food, water, indoor air, and the environment. NSF develops national standards and provides third-party conformity assessment services. Serving manufacturers in 80 countries, NSF was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The NSF Mark is recognized for its value in international trade around the world and is respected by regulatory agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. # # # The Label Printers began in 1967, manufacturing simple label constructions in a 1,000 sq. ft. space, with 1 employee, serving the Chicago market. They are one of the largest converters in the U.S., selling labels & packaging products around the world. End
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