We have published Label Shimbun "June 15, 2026 Issue (No. 1366)."

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The top story on the front page reported the news that J-ECOL announced the full-scale operation of its release paper (label liner) recycling business for used labels, under the headline "Full-Scale Release Paper Recycling Operations to Begin."

For this operation, the company will provide a new traceability system called "JET (J-ECOL Trace Trust)." This system will manage the history of release paper shipment and receipt information with IDs, from the waste generator to the recycler, establishing a mechanism that can prove that the release paper has been appropriately re-resourced.

Operations will begin on July 1. Release paper generated by label printing companies, adhesive paper manufacturers, and label users will be supplied as raw material for waste paper to paper manufacturers via waste paper dealers. Paper manufacturers will re-resource it as raw material for corrugated cardboard core, paperboard, toilet paper, etc., aiming to circulate release paper that was previously treated as waste.

As a promoter of this recycling flow, J-ECOL states that it will work to create new value for release paper by presenting sorting rules to release paper generators, establishing collection schemes, and managing traceability using "JET."

Through this initiative, the company aims to accelerate the construction of a circular supply chain in the label industry.

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