The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) formally recognizes Flexcryl ClearCycle 1000 adhesive with all-temperature, wash-off technology as meeting or exceeding the strictest critical guidance criteria for its compatibility with PET bottle label recycling and its benefit to recycling streams.
The Flexcryl product family is comprised of emulsion acrylic adhesives typically used in label applications. As part of that family, ClearCycle 1000 adhesive is derived from a water-based, acrylic technology to help converters address key unmet needs for PET bottle label applications, which is a fast-growing bottle material preference due to its ability to increase design options and support sustainability initiatives. With ClearCycle 1000 adhesive, converters can now use wash-off labels for cold-fill or freezer grade applications that require adhesion at 4.4°C or lower.
Bostik provides the benefits of the ClearCycle 1000 adhesive:
- Adhesion capabilities in temperatures of 40°F/4.4°C or lower, which allows cold-fill and freezer-grade product packaging to now utilize wash-off label technology and improve PET recycling stream effectiveness
- Increased production efficiencies due to being fully formulated, ensuring converters have a readily available product that already passes testing processes under the recommended conditions
- No surface pre-treatment is required for it to adhere to biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) label facestock.
