a japanese group has launched a new label material that, it claims, absorbs the carbon emissions of the labels when they are incineratedtokyobased sato&rsquos econano series works by the addition of a co2 absorbent being added to the label&rsquos adhesive.the absorbent, the company said, reduces the amount of co2 released at the point of incineration by more than 20 compared to conventional labels.sato said that reductions of co2 emissions of up to 50 at the time of incineration, compared to standard labels, could be achieved by using the econano technology with its nonsepa linerless labels series.while incineration &ndash or, as it is more commonly known, energy from waste &ndash is not in widespread use in the uk, it is widely used in japan and is common in continental europe.in a statement on the new technology, sato corporation president etsuo fujii said &ldquobut the cuttingedge technology sato employs in its econano series labels offers our customers a helpinghand in achieving their environmental targets, and provides them with solutions beneficial to all levels of consumer goods product identification and supply chain labeling.&rdquoeconano was developed by sato group in collaboration with professor masahiko abe of the tokyo university of science, and the university&rsquos venture company, actiive.read more on labellinglorraine eve the inside story on new eu labelling lawvideo morris dancers&rsquo farewell to mercian labels pressfood provenance labelling rule change set for 2014 reports 
