A recyclable article for packaging
AssigneeConopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
InventorsArtur Traldi BEZERRA, Yuvesveri NAIDOO
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Abstract
A sustainable, recyclable article includes a container and a label. The container is composed of a first polymer, the first polymer being recyclable. The label is fixed to the container using a recyclable clear permanent acrylic adhesive. The label includes a substrate layer composed of a second polymer. The second polymer is different from the first polymer. The label covers at least 70% of a total area of the container The substrate layer has a thickness of 40 μm to less than 60 μm.
Claims20
A sustainable, recyclable article comprising:
- a container composed of a first polymer, the first polymer being recyclable;
- and
- a label fixed to the container using a recyclable clear permanent acrylic adhesive, the label comprising a substrate layer composed of a second polymer, the second polymer being different from the first polymer, and the label covering at least 70% of a total area of the container, the substrate layer having a thickness of 40 μm to less than 60 μm.
A sustainable, recyclable article comprising:
- a container composed of a first polymer, the first polymer being recyclable;
- a label fixed to the container using a recyclable clear permanent adhesive, the label comprising a substrate composed of a second polymer and the label covering at least 70% of a total area of the container, the substrate layer having a thickness of 40 μm to less than 60 μm for identification and sorting by new infrared (NIR) sortation equipment.
An article comprising:
- a container composed of a first polymer, the container having a total area;
- a recyclable adhesive;
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- a label fixed to the container via the recyclable adhesive, the label composed of a substrate layer comprising a second polymer, the substrate layer having a thickness that is between 40 μm and 60 μm, inclusive, the label covering 70% or more of the total area, the second polymer being a biaxially oriented polypropylene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.