Sustainable Labels

Sustainable Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) labels are tracking tags that are meant to be better for the environment than regular ones.

Less Plastic: They use materials like paper, wood, or cellulose instead of plastic pieces like the PET substrate. 

Better Recycling: Tags that are mostly made of paper can be recycled with cardboard packaging. You don't have to sort the plastic, metal, and adhesive that are generally in tags, which makes it easier to recycle. 

Less Pollution: They often use fewer chemicals in their manufacturing processes (like when they etch aluminum for the antenna) and can employ renewable resources, which means they have a smaller effect on the environment as a whole. 

A "PET-free" RFID label is a tag that doesn't have the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic substrate (the film that holds the chip and antenna) that most RFID labels do.

Eco-friendly RFID tags are made from materials that are easier to recycle and can be used again, like paper and cardboard, plant-based materials, conductive inks (like silver ink), and adhesives that break down in the environment.

Yes, they do most of the time. Eco-friendly RFID labels made now are equally as good as older plastic ones when it comes to read range, reliability, and performance.