Shrink Sleeve Labels Can Now Be Recycled!

The benefits of shrink sleeve labels for bottles are well established. These labels provide a way for beverage producers to display important nutritional information about their products, they provide an excellent avenue for high-graphic designs to better market their products and they also provide exceptional clarity when product visualization is important.

And let us not forget that shrink sleeve labels work great on bottles that have some geometry to them. An hourglass shape is very popular for water bottles and sports drink bottles usually have a tapered design that would preclude a standard wrap-around label. But with shrink sleeve labels, this is not a problem.

Currently, shrink sleeve labels are removed during the recycling process of the bottle or container. Recycling centers do this in a separate step of the process where it can be sorted and properly disposed of. But what if there were a way to keep the labels on during this process and contribute to the post-consumer recycle stream?

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Recyclable Shrink Sleeve Packaging

Now there is! Our Pentalabel^® SmartCycle^® shrink sleeve solution is a completely recyclable product that can flow through the recycling process along with any PET bottles, without causing any process disruptions. Think about it! A shrink sleeve label that can be recycled. The key is our exclusive resin blend along with a newly developed, washable ink that is completely removed during a recyclers normal washing process.

Not only will SmartCycle® shrink sleeve labels increase the efficiencies at recycling centers, but it will also increase the amount of post-consumer recycled material that is available to produce other things.

The more post-consumer material available for new products, the less virgin raw materials are needed. It is a win for recyclers, brands and consumers who all wish to decrease their carbon footprint not to mention a win for Mother Earth. At Klöckner Pentaplast we are dedicated to being a recyclable shrink sleeve manufacturer.

Help promote a circular economy and let Pentalabel^® SmartCycle^® be your smart choice for recyclable shrink sleeves labels. To learn more, click here.