, ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁USA ' s ▁F DA ▁on ▁nut r itional ▁information ▁and ▁Australia / New ▁Zealand ' s ▁code ▁for ▁food ▁labels ▁and ▁pack s . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁consider ations ▁ ▁Label s ▁may ▁affect ▁the ▁environment ▁during ▁manufact ure , ▁use , ▁and ▁post - use . ▁ ▁Cho ice ▁of ▁back ings , ▁coat ings , ▁ad hes ives , ▁and ▁lin ers ▁can ▁be ▁strong ▁factors . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁gu idel ines ▁can ▁come ▁from ▁many ▁sources . ▁ ▁Users ▁of ▁labels ▁on ▁pack aging ▁may ▁consider ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁sust ain able ▁pack aging ▁gu idel ines . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁solid ▁waste ▁hierarchy , ▁the ▁quantity ▁and ▁size ▁of ▁labels ▁should ▁be ▁minim ized ▁without ▁reducing ▁necessary ▁functionality . ▁Material ▁content ▁of ▁a ▁label ▁should ▁comp ly ▁with ▁applicable ▁reg ulations . ▁Life ▁cycle ▁assess ments ▁of ▁the ▁item ▁being ▁l abeled ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁label ▁itself ▁are ▁useful ▁to ▁identify ▁and ▁improve ▁possible ▁environmental ▁effects . ▁For ▁example , ▁reuse ▁or ▁rec y cling ▁are ▁sometimes ▁a ided ▁by ▁a ▁label ▁being ▁remov able ▁from ▁a ▁surface . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁label ▁remains ▁on ▁an ▁item ▁during ▁rec y cling , ▁a ▁label ▁should ▁be ▁chosen ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁h inder ▁the ▁rec y cl ability ▁of ▁the ▁item . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁l abeled ▁cor rug ated ▁boxes ▁are ▁rec yc led , ▁wet ▁strength ▁paper ▁labels ▁do ▁not ▁h inder ▁box ▁rec y cling :