We are deeply committed to protecting the planet and actively combatting climate change through our business processes. Our unwavering respect for the environment drives us to minimise waste and safeguard natural resources. In each edition of BROADCAST, we will share with you further details about our sustainability journey, progress, and efforts to make a positive impact in our own meaningful way.
Small Labels. Big Impact. How LDL and CSG Are Tackling Invisible Waste, One Shipping Label at a Time.
In the world of logistics, it's easy to focus on the big stuff, trucks, packaging, delivery routes. But at LDL, the spotlight is currently on something much smaller: the shipping label.
It might sound insignificant, but that modest sticker carries more weight than you think. Especially when you multiply it by the thousands of parcels LDL ships every week. Each label used to come with a hidden environmental cost: liner waste. Until now.
The Waste You Never See... Traditional shipping labels are backed with a siliconised paper liner that peels off and gets thrown away every time. That waste isn’t recycled. It can’t be. Globally, this process creates over 500,000 tonnes of liner waste annually, much of it headed straight for landfill.
For LDL, even a conservative usage of 500 labels per day adds up to more than 4 tonnes of unnecessary waste per year. That’s the equivalent of nearly 800,000 A4 sheets. All for packaging that customers rip open and discard in seconds.
Printing a Better Future.
Instead of trying to manage this waste, LDL going to remove it altogether. The solution? Linerless label technology.
In partnership with CSG, a key logistics partner committed to sustainable innovation, LDL is embraced a smarter way to label. The new systems print directly onto adhesive material, no backing paper, no waste.
This shift delivers immediate, measurable benefits:
Zero liner waste
Less energy used for disposal
Smaller operational carbon footprint
Faster, cleaner warehouse operations
Collaboration That Moves the Needle
This isn’t LDL’s victory alone. Working alongside CSG, a business that shares their environmental ethos, LDL is proving that aligned values can drive meaningful progress. CSG has long championed sustainable practices within logistics, and this joint initiative reflects that commitment.
Together, LDL and CSG show that environmental impact doesn’t have to come from sweeping, expensive initiatives. It can start with questioning habits that have gone unchallenged for decades, like how we print and peel a label.
Micro Changes. Massive Results
While shiny sustainability headlines often focus on solar panels or electric vans, it’s the back-end, unglamorous process changes that often drive real change. By switching to linerless labels alone, LDL expects to save: By switching to linerless labels, LDL is expected to save annually:
- 4,000+ kg of liner waste
- Thousands of kWh of energy
- A measurable cut to Scope 3 emissions
A Model for the Industry.
LDL isn’t done. This is just one example of their long-term sustainability roadmap, one that doesn’t wait for regulations or trends to dictate what’s next. It’s a constant push to look closer, dig deeper, and take responsibility, even for the smallest components in the supply chain.
Because when every label matters, every decision does too.
