Recyclable copolyesters articles with living hinges

A three-component recyclable article comprising

• A) component A—an injection molded reclosable lid with a living hinge which comprises at least one polyester comprising:
• (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
• i) 88 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
• ii) 0 to 12 mole % of aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
• and
• (b) a glycol component comprising:
• i) 0 to 12 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues;
• ii) 0 to 12 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues,
• iii) 0 to 12 mole % of neopentyl glycol residues;
• iv) 0 to 12 mole % of DEG;
• v) 0 to 12 mole % of MPDiol;
• iv) 0 to 12 mole % of other modifying glycols residues;
• v) up to 100 mole % of ethylene glycol residues;
• wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and the total mole % of the glycol component is 100 mole %;
• and
• wherein the copolyester has 0-12 wt % total comonomer content from glycols and acids other than ethylene glycol (EG), terephthalic acid (TPA), or dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) or any combinations thereof must be less than 12 wt %;
• wherein the inherent viscosity of the copolyester is 0.60 to 1.1 dL/g as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt) phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25° C.;
• wherein the copolyester has a Tg of 70 to 115° C.;
• wherein the lid has a melting temperature (Tm) of 225-255° C.;
• wherein the lid has an average thickness of from 0.5-2 mm;
• and
• B) component B—an injection stretch blow molded container which comprises at least one copolyester which comprises:
• (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
• i) 88 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
• ii) 0 to 12 mole % of aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
• and
• (b) a glycol component comprising:
• i) 0 to 12 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues;
• ii) 0 to 12 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues,
• iii) 0 to 12 mole % of neopentyl glycol residues;
• iv) 0 to 12 mole % of other modifying glycols residues;
• v) up to 100 mole % of ethylene glycol residues;
• wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and the total mole % of the glycol component is 100 mole %;
• and
• wherein the copolyester has 0-12 wt % total comonomer content from glycols and acids other than ethylene glycol (EG), terephthalic acid (TPA), or dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) or any combinations thereof must be less than 12 wt %;
• wherein the inherent viscosity of the copolyester is 0.65 to 0.8 dL/g as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt) phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25° C.;
• wherein the copolyester has a Tg of 70 to 115° C.;
• wherein the container has a melting temperature (Tm) of 225-255° C.;
• wherein the container has an average thickness of from 0.5-2 mm;
• and
• C) component C—a heat-shrinkable label or film which comprises a crystallizable film comprising a polyester composition comprising:
• at least one polyester which comprises:
• (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
• (i) about 70 to about 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
• (ii) about 0 to about 30 mole % of aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
• and
• (b) a diol component comprising:
• about 75 mole % or greater of ethylene glycol residues and
• about 25 mole % or less of other glycols comprising:
• (i) about 0.1 to less than about 24 mole % of neopentyl glycol residues;
• (ii) 0 to less than about 24 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues;
• (iii) about 1 to less than about 10 mole % of total diethylene glycol residues in the final polyester composition;
• wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and wherein the total mole % of the diol component is 100 mole %;
• or
• C′) component C′—a heat-shrinkable label or film which comprises a crystallizable film comprising a blend of polyester compositions comprising:
• (1) 5-80% of at least one crystallizable polyester which comprises:
• (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
• (i) about 70 to about 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
• (ii) about 0 to about 30 mole % of aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
• and
• a diol component chosen from either (b) or (b′), wherein
• (b) is a diol component comprising:
• about 75 mole % or greater of ethylene glycol residues and
• about 25 mole % or less of other glycols comprising:
• (i) about 0 to less than about 25 mole % of neopentyl glycol residues;
• (ii) about 0 to less than about 25 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues;
• (iii) about 0 to less than about 10 mole % of total diethylene glycol residues in the final polyester composition;
• wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and wherein the total mole % of the diol component is 100 mole %;
• or wherein
• (b′) is a diol component comprising:
• about 75 mole % or greater of ethylene glycol residues and
• about 25 mole % or less of other glycols comprising:
• (i) about 0.1 to less than about 24 mole % of neopentyl glycol residues;
• (ii) about 0.1 to less than about 24 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues;
• (iii) about 1 to less than about 10 mole % of total diethylene glycol residues in the final polyester composition;
• wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and
• wherein the total mole % of the diol component is 100 mole %;
• and (2) 20-95% of at least one amorphous polyester which comprises:
• (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
• (i) about 70 to about 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
• (ii) about 0 to about 30 mole % of aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
• and
• (b) a diol component comprising:
• about 60 mole % or greater of ethylene glycol residues and
• about 40 mole % or less of other glycols comprising one or more of:
• (i) about 0 to less than about 40 mole % of neopentyl glycol residues;
• (ii) about 0 to less than about 40 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues;
• (iii) about 0 to less than about 15 mole % of total diethylene glycol residues in the final polyester composition, whether or not formed in situ;
• wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and wherein the total mole % of the diol component is 100 mole %;
• and wherein (1) and (2) are different;
• and
• wherein the inherent viscosity (IhV) ranges from 0.60 to 0.8 dL/g for said polyester compositions for component A and component B;
• and
• wherein the component A polyester has 0.1 to 10 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.