The Liner Recycling Initiative (LRI) is a collaborative effort where TLMI and its members are working to create recycling solutions for paper release liner in North America. To advance this goal, the LRI is working with an experienced recycling partner, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), in a pilot to identify recycling mills and establish best operational practices for both small and large end-users that generate release liner.

LRI’s goals are to develop a robust national paper release liner recycling program that connects both small and large end-users to qualified recycling mills. The focus of the pilot is:

• Build upon the learnings and recycling experience of the label industry, to date. 

• Identify best practices for convenient collection and aggregation of release liner for truckload and less-than-truckload end-users that generate release liner.

• Elevate all existing liner recycling programs by developing an industry roadmap to scale a recycling strategy, nationally.

• TLMI members will be represented by the Release Liner Committee co-chairs and members of the Board of Directors that form the Steering Committee for the project.  Additionally, working with the Steering Committee, TLMI members will have an opportunity to provide input on participants for the pilot if they are within the region targeted for the pilot.

• Sponsorships are available to both TLMI members and non-members. Click to learn more.