Companies are now developing new label adhesive products compatible with the existing recycling stream. One example is an innovative label adhesive produced by Avery Dennison — the new TrueCutTM All-Temp Adhesive Technology, or AT2550. This label adhesive has been created specifically for paper face stocks, and it is specially designed to be used for shipping and weigh-scale purposes as well as warehouse and logistics applications.
A great feature of the AT2550 label adhesive is that it is formulated without Alkylphenol Ethoxylates (APEOs). With 10% fewer chemicals and 8% less water, it has 20-to-30% less “ooze” than other all-temp adhesives, for a strong, high-performing formula providing cleaner rolls with reduced downtime & faster converting.
But perhaps the best and most essential feature of this new adhesive is that it is repulpable. This results in adhesive packaging that is fully recyclable so that products labeled with this platform can go back into the paper-recycled-waste stream. The good news here is that AT2550 not only reduces stickies; it also meets the testing criteria of the TLMI Recycling Compatible Adhesive LRP-2 Lab Test Protocol. This protocol includes tests that are designed to confirm that the adhesives meet the recycling industry’s key criteria and to also ensure that AT2550 may be fully recycled at the end of the label’s life.
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