Method of releasably securing the end of a roll of material

A method for releasably securing the end of a roll of material to the roll, comprising:

• winding the material around a longitudinal axis of the roll until the end of the material is adjacent an outermost winding of the material on the roll;
• disposing a cleavable adhesive tape between opposing surfaces of the end of the material and the outermost winding, the cleavable adhesive tape including a cleavable layer having a first side and a second side, said first side being coated with a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer and said second side being coated with a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer;
• pressing the end of the material against the roll so that the adhesive layers of the cleavable adhesive tape adhere to the end of the material and the outermost winding respectively;
• and
• releasing the end of the material by pulling the end of the material away from the outermost winding causing the cleavable adhesive tape to cleave along the cleavable layer, said cleavable layer having a thickness such that, when said cleavable layer is cleaved, a sufficient amount of said cleavable layer remains on said first pressure sensitive adhesive and said second pressure sensitive adhesive to cover each of said adhesive layers.