What is the Waste - What does waste mean??

Any surrounding areas of face material and adhesive that are created when labels are kiss cut using a die These areas are not used and are either removed during the manufacturing process or left in place on the backing sheet The waste is most commonly left in place when manufacturing blank sheet labels that will be sent on to a printer or sold to an end user for printing This means that if there are any issues with adhesive bleed or bleed the waste is in place to prevent adhesive or inks from spreading within a printer or across the layers of the labels themselves

Glossary

Die Cut Labels - What are die cut labels?

Definition of DIE CUT LABEL:

Labels that have been kiss cut with a die, and the waste between the labels has been removed.

Six sheets of die cut labels. These green self adhesive labels have all been cut using a die.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the term die cut label:
Label Planet (2020) What is die cut label definition | Labelplanet. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/die-cut-label/ (Accessed: January 1, 2025).

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