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

Face Cut Labels - What are face cut labels?

Definition of FACE CUT LABEL:

Labels that have been kiss cut with a die, but the waste between the labels has not been removed.

A set of letter stickers with a pencil resting on top; these face cut labels have been cut with a die but the waste material around each label has been left in place.

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

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