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WO2025041073A1 - Récipient en plastique recyclable comprenant une étiquette - Google Patents

Récipient en plastique recyclable comprenant une étiquette Download PDF

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WO2025041073A1
WO2025041073A1 PCT/IB2024/058172 IB2024058172W WO2025041073A1 WO 2025041073 A1 WO2025041073 A1 WO 2025041073A1 IB 2024058172 W IB2024058172 W IB 2024058172W WO 2025041073 A1 WO2025041073 A1 WO 2025041073A1
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Léonard MÉDICO
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/08—Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D23/0842—Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations
    • B65D23/085—Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations and glued or otherwise sealed to the bottle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/02—Labels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2565/00—Wrappers or flexible covers; Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D2565/38—Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D2565/381—Details of packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D2565/385—Details of packaging materials of special type or form especially suited for or with means facilitating recycling

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  • the present invention relates to a plastic container including a label suitable for recycling, in particular to a medical container including a label suitable for recycling.
  • caustic baths at more than 60 °C are typically used to separate the printed labels from the stream by glue solubilization and/or ink dissolution. Due to the high demand and high volume coming from the beverage industry, recyclers have developed this expensive solution to increase recycling quality.
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • PP polypropylene
  • JP 2000/000874 A suggest providing a plastic bottle, wherein the label is attached to an intermediate layer, which removes the ink in hot alkaline water.
  • JP 2000/000879 A suggest providing a plastic bottle having an ink layer, which is removable in hot alkaline water.
  • KR 2002/0049872 A it has been suggested to provide a label, which is soluble or swellable in a hot alkaline water bath.
  • the containers are shredded before separation processes are used.
  • the labels can be removed from the containers such as done in the prior art, it is still unclear how the shredded particles including non-recyclable material, such as ink, should be separable from the particles not comprising non-recyclable material.
  • a container suitable for recycling wherein the container comprises at least one surface, wherein a label comprising an ink area and a no-ink area is attached to the at least one surface via at least one attachment area, wherein the material of the container has a lower density than the material of the label.
  • the advantage of such a container is that the label construction is compatible with a recyclable plastic stream.
  • the problem of separating materials of a labelled container during recycling is determined by two requirements: the need to have a monomaterial for IR detection and overall recycling ratio and the need to remove foreign components such as inks.
  • the container of the present invention ensures that the part of the label, which comprises the ink can be separated from the plastics recycling stream, such that the recycling stream does not comprise any ink.
  • the attachment will be separated, i.e. , removed thereby setting the label free from the container.
  • the label also will be shredded leaving parts of the label having a higher density and parts of the container having a lower density.
  • Figure 1 shows a scheme of a plastic recycling process known in the prior art.
  • Figure 2 shows one embodiment of the present invention comprising a monolayer label.
  • Figure 3 shows one embodiment of the present invention comprising a multilayer label.
  • Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention having a closed attachment area around the ink area.
  • Figure 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention having a directed attachment area alongside the edges of the ink area.
  • Figure 6 shows an embodiment of the present invention having attachment areas at the corners of the no-ink area.
  • Figure 7 shows an embodiment of the present invention having attachment areas and pre-cut lines at the corners of the no-ink area.
  • label denotes a sheet on which information is printed.
  • the material of the ink for printing is usually different from the material of the sheet itself.
  • the sheet usually has a thickness in the range of from 10 to 500 microns, preferably 15 to 300 microns, most preferably 20 to 150 microns.
  • the material can be chosen from any polymer suitable for making a film, preferably selected from the list consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, but also from aluminum, and/or paper.
  • the label is attached by gluing or welding to the container surface.
  • the surface of the label is suitable for being printed thereon.
  • the suitability for printing of the label depends on the surface tension of the surface of the label. Generally, it can be assumed that increasing the surface tension improves the suitability of the label for printing thereon.
  • surface tension is a parameter of reference for printability.
  • a film is considered as printable with a surface tension of at least 32 dyne/com, preferably more than 38 dyne/cm, most preferably more than 42 dyne/cm.
  • standard processes like corona treatment, plasma treatment, flame treatment or radiation-treatment are known.
  • the term “recycling” as used herein denotes in particular the recycling of articles comprising plastic material such polyolefins.
  • the first steps of plastic recycling usually are concerned with shredding and washing, thereby yielding shredded particles of the former article. These particles can be separated based on the main component comprised therein. Separation methods are gravity separation, air elutration, electrostatic separation, magnetic density separation, flotation, and sensor-based sorting. After sorting the material, usually melting and additional cleaning steps or solving/precipitating and additional cleaning steps is carried out to achieve the final product.
  • additives denotes further components, which can be present in polymer compositions to modify their physical properties.
  • additives antioxidant(s), stabilizer(s), such as process stabilizers and UV stabilizers, acid scavenger(s), metal deactivators, crosslinking agents, such as free radical generating agent(s), e.g., organic peroxide(s), scorch retarder(s) (SR), crosslinking booster(s), processing aid(s), flame retardant additive(s), water tree retardant additive(s), inorganic filler(s), and voltage stabilizer(s).
  • antioxidants antioxidant(s), stabilizer(s), such as process stabilizers and UV stabilizers
  • acid scavenger(s) acid scavenger(s), metal deactivators
  • crosslinking agents such as free radical generating agent(s), e.g., organic peroxide(s), scorch retarder(s) (SR), crosslinking booster(s), processing aid(s), flame retardant additive(s), water tree retardant additive(
  • irrigation denotes the process of mechanical cleansing of surgery objects during topical, intra- or postoperative surgical interventions using an irrigation solution. This is typically achieved by pouring the irrigation solution on the surgery object and rinsing it. Alternatively, such a process is achieved by pouring out liquid in an intermediate recipient (like a kidney bowl), from which the solution is then taken out with a syringe to be spread onto the object.
  • the goal of the irrigation is to clear a surgical object from, e.g., blood and tissue to keep the surgery object sterile, prevent infections, moisten the surgery object, wound tamponades, cloths, bandages, and dressings, cleansing of operating instruments and accessories, and/or make the object visible for the surgeon.
  • irrigation solution denotes a liquid used in irrigation application. Irrigation solutions have to be sterile. An irrigating solution is suitable for killing microorganisms, disrupting the biofilm on surgery objects, inactivating virulence factors such as endotoxin, dissolving pulp-tissue remnants, removing hard-tissue debris and the smear layer created during instrumentation or prevent their formation, providing lubrication for instruments, and being biocompatible.
  • an irrigation solution is based on water.
  • it can be mixed with an adjuvant.
  • Adjuvants may be sodium chloride, sodium hypochlorite, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, chlorhexidine, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, citric acid, etidronic acid, maleic acid, sodium lactate, or mixtures thereof. Most preferably, irrigation solutions are selected from the list consisting of 0.9% aqueous sodium chloride solution, Ringer's lactate solution, and distilled water.
  • infusion solutions denotes solutions, preferably aqueous solutions, suitable for being used in intravenous (IV) therapy.
  • IV intravenous
  • infusion solutions are volume expander solutions or fluid replacement solutions.
  • Volume expander solutions are preferably selected from crystalloids or colloids.
  • crystalloids are aqueous solutions of mineral salts or other small water-soluble molecules, preferably are selected from saline solution, most preferably 0.9% saline solution, Ringer's lactate solutions, and hypotonic solutions.
  • Colloids are preferably aqueous solutions comprising macromolecules, wherein the macromolecules are preferably selected from the list consisting of gelatin, albumin, hydroxyethyl starch, gelofusine, and fresh frozen plasma.
  • sterile denotes the status of an object having a significantly reduced number of bacteria and/or viruses on its surface to reduce the risk of an infection.
  • sterile denotes an object or substance, which has a bioburden load of lower than 10' 6 .
  • the bioburden load can be measured i.e., according to ISO 11737-1 :2018.
  • sterilization denotes a method to destroy all forms of living microorganisms from a substance. As there is always a certain probability of at least one microorganism to survive such procedure, the aim of sterilization is the reduction of initially present microorganisms or other potential pathogens. Generally, sterilization is accepted to be achieved if the bioburden load of the substance of object to be sterilized is lower than 10' 6 . The bioburden load can be measured i.e., according to ISO 11737-1 :2018. Sterilization can be achieved using several methods. In one sterilization process the object is heated up to at least 105 °C to achieve a sterile object. Thereby, the object should not be deformed by the elevated temperature.
  • the heating step is performed in an autoclave.
  • the object is brought into contact with toxic gases such as a mixture of ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide.
  • Filtration methods are also used to sterilize liquids, i.e., by using membrane filters, Seitz filters, and/or candle filters.
  • sterilization can be achieved by indirect energy import into or onto the object, e.g., by ultrasonic waves, ultraviolet light, as well as by high energy particles (such as electrons, gamma- or X-rays).
  • the term "medical container”' as used herein denotes a container, which is suitable for being used in medical applications.
  • the medical container is suitable for enclosing irrigation solutions or infusion solutions.
  • irrigation solutions and in some cases also infusion solutions need sterilization, preferably, the medical container is suitable for sterilization applications.
  • cylindrical shape denotes also cylindrical shapes having varying diameter, i.e., a bottle having a smaller diameter in the middle part to allow for better handling.
  • the term “separable attachment” means an attachment, which can be detached upon adjusting certain conditions.
  • specific glues are water soluble or at least soluble in aqueous caustic solutions at elevated temperatures such as 40 °C or higher, preferably 50 °C or higher.
  • the most general embodiment of the present invention relates to a container (1) suitable for recycling, wherein the container (1) comprises at least one surface (2), wherein a label (3) comprising an ink area (4) and a no-ink area (5) is attached to the at least one surface (2) via at least one attachment area (6), wherein the material of the container (1) has a lower density than the material of the label (3).
  • the requirement that the density of the material of the container (1) has to be lower than the density of the material of the label (3) results in the advantage that these materials can be separated by flotation techniques after shredding.
  • the attachment between the label (3) and the surface (2) of the container is a separable attachment and/or the attachment area (6) and the ink area (4) have no overlap and the attachment area (6), and the no-ink area (5) have at least one overlap (7).
  • the separable attachment results in the possibility that all of the material of the label (3) can be separated from the material of the container (1).
  • the separable attachment can be achieved by using a glue in between the surface (2) of the container (1), which can be solved under certain conditions.
  • the container (1) of the present invention comprises an attachment means layer in between the surface (2) of the container (1) and the label (3).
  • This attachment means layer could be made of glue or any other material able to form a connection between the surface (2) of the container (1) and the label (3), which can be detached by adjusting certain conditions.
  • such an attachment means layer is not necessarily needed.
  • the label is provided as a shrink layer, which is wound around the container and shrunk. If the container of such an embodiment is subjected to a shredding step, the attachment between the label (3) and the container (1) will be detached by the removal of the shrinking force via the shredding.
  • the container (1) is a bottle, more preferably a blow-molded bottle.
  • the container is a blow-molded bottle suitable for irrigation, in particular for containing irrigation solutions and/or for withstanding sterilization conditions.
  • the material of the container (1) is a polymer, more preferably a polymer selected from polyolefins, more preferably a polyolefin selected from the list consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, or mixtures thereof, most preferably a polyolefin selected from polyethylene, such as high density polyethylene, and polypropylene.
  • polyolefins more preferably a polyolefin selected from the list consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, or mixtures thereof, most preferably a polyolefin selected from polyethylene, such as high density polyethylene, and polypropylene.
  • the material of the container comprises at least 80 wt.-% of the polymer with respect to the total weight of the material of the container, preferably at least 90 wt.-%, most preferably at least 95 wt.-%.
  • This improves the recyclability of the material used in the container.
  • the lower the amount of additives and the higher the amount of polymer the better the recyclability.
  • the amount of additives in the material of the container is 10 wt.-% or less with respect to the total weight of the material of the container, preferably 5 wt.-% or less, most preferably 2 wt.-% or less.
  • the material of the container (1) of the present invention has a haze value measured according to AST M D1003, Procedure B, of less than 60%, preferably less than 30%, more preferably less than 25%, and most preferably less than 15%. This ensures that unscattered light is transported through the surface (2) of the container (1), allowing the user to look inside the container (1) and estimate the filling status of the container (1).
  • the material of the container (1) has a density of lower than 1.05 g/cm 3 , preferably lower than or equal to 1.0 g/cm 3 , and most preferably lower than or equal to 0.95 g/cm 3 .
  • polyethylene (and also high density polyethylene) and polypropylene have densities below 1.0 g/cm 3 .
  • the material of the container (1) comprises a polymer selected from polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the material of the label (3) comprises, preferably consists of, a polymer, preferably a polymer selected from the list consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, or mixtures thereof. More preferably, the material of the label (3) has a density of higher than or equal to 1.1 g/cm 3 , more preferably higher than or equal to 1 .2 g/cm 3 , and most preferably higher than or equal to 1 .3 g/cm 3 .
  • polyethylene terephthalate has a density of more than 1.3 g/cm 3 .
  • the material of the label comprises polyethylene terephthalate. Such an embodiment is depicted in Figure 2.
  • a container comprising a comparably large label (3) (such as more than 50% of the surface (2) of the container (1)) could be identified as a PET container.
  • the label (3) of the container according to present invention preferably is a multilayer of at least one layer made from a material having a density of higher than or equal to 1.1 g/cm 3 , more preferably higher than or equal to 1.2 g/cm 3 , and most preferably higher than or equal to 1.3 g/cm 3 , and at least one layer made from a material having a density of lower than 1.05 g/cm 3 , preferably lower than or equal to 1.0 g/cm 3 , more preferably lower than or equal to 0.95 g/cm 3 , and most preferably lower than or equal to 1 .0 g/cm 3 , wherein the overall density of the label (3) is higher than the density of the material of the container (1), preferably is higher or equal to 1.1 g/cm 3 .
  • the label (3) is attached to the surface of the container in that the layer having the largest distance to the surface of the container.
  • the multilayer label (3) of the container (1) comprises at least one layer comprising polyethylene terephthalate and at least one layer comprising a polymer selected from polyethylene or polypropylene, wherein the overall density of the label (3) is higher than the density of the material of the container (1), preferably is higher or equal to 1.1 g/cm 3 and wherein the at least one layer comprising a polymer selected from polyethylene or polypropylene has the largest distance to the surface (2) of the container (1).
  • Figure 3 Such an embodiment is depicted in Figure 3.
  • the present invention works with any shape of a container. Nevertheless, preferably, the container according to the present invention has a substantially cylindrical shape. Furthermore, the shape of the bottle preferably can comprise holding means such as grip areas and handles.
  • the container according to the present invention preferably has at least one outlet (7). More preferably, the container (1) has just one outlet (7). Most preferably, the outlet (7) is positioned at one of the base areas of the cylindric shape of the container. More preferably, the base area comprising the outlet (7) has a conical shape with the outlet (7) at the top.
  • the at least one outlet (7) comprises an opening connecting the inner cavity of the container (1) with the environment.
  • the outlet (7) can be closed and opened, whereas the opening can occur irreversibly or reversibly.
  • the at least one outlet (7) provides at least one means to irreversibly open the outlet (7), i.e. , to tear-off the container (1), i.e., by tearing off the wall of the container.
  • Such means can be a single slit in the wall, but also a tear- off opening or a peel-off opening.
  • the container (1) can be opened such as known from a milk carton by cutting the edge or any desired part of the bag open.
  • the at least one outlet (7) provides at least one means to reversibly open the outlet (7), such as a screw cap.
  • the at least one outlet (7) of the bag of the present invention comprises at least one means for opening the outlet (7), which is selected from the list consisting of a tear-off opening, a spout, a twist-off opening, a screw-off opening, a twist-off opening, a peel-off opening, a flip-flop cap opening, a valve, and combinations thereof.
  • the spout can be selected from the list consisting of a screw cap, a tear-off cap, a valve, an elastomeric pierceable closing, and a spray connector.
  • the at least one outlet (7) is preferably rigid, such as a rigid spout. This ensures operation of the at least one outlet (7) even if the container has already collapsed to a significant extend.
  • the at least one outlet (7) is integrated in the wall of the container (1).
  • the at least one outlet (7) is glued or welded into at least two walls.
  • the at least one outlet (7) comprises a tube being welded between the two walls, thereby forming a channel, wherein the outer part of the tube is closed by a welded seam between the two walls, wherein the seam has a means to tear off the tube, i.e . , by tearing off one of the at least two walls.
  • the at least one outlet (7) comprises a tamper-evidence feature.
  • the tamperevidence feature design depends on the design of the at least one outlet (7). Usually, the skilled person knows how to implement a tamper-evidence feature into an outlet.
  • the label (3) of the container (1) of the present invention can have any two- dimensional form, wherein the two-dimensional form is selected from the list consisting of circles, ellipses, triangles, squares, rectangles, generally polygons, but also Reuleaux polygons having circular arcs instead of straight lines as edges, as well as mixtures thereof. Nevertheless, due to advantages in view of material usage, processability and printability, rectangle or square shaped labels are preferred.
  • the label (3) might have just one edge, i.e. , in case of a circle or an ellipsis.
  • the label (3) comprises corners, i.e., in case of a square or a rectangle, it comprises more than one edge.
  • the label is an area having at least one edge, preferably is a square or rectangle having four edges.
  • the requirement that there is no overlap of the attachment area (6) and the ink area (4) has the advantage that upon shredding the container in a recycling process, particles including ink from the ink area (4) are not attached to parts of the surface (2) of the container (1). These particles can be separated from the particles including parts of the surface of the container in a follow up flotation process. Hence, a recycling stream, which is not contaminated by ink, can be prepared. Furthermore, a recycling stream, which has lower contaminations of the label material can also be provided.
  • the solution of partially attaching the label has the disadvantage that still some of the material of the label will be contaminate the recycling stream. Nevertheless, the amount of contamination can be clearly reduced.
  • the shapes of the ink area (4) and the no-ink area (5) are independent of the shape of the label (3).
  • the sum of the shapes of the ink area (4) and the non-ink area (5) equals the area of the label (3).
  • the centroid of the ink area (4) and the centroid of the non-ink area (5) are at the same position.
  • the centroid of the ink area (4) and the centroid of the label (3) are at the same position.
  • the centroid of the no-ink area (5) and the centroid of the label (3) are at the same position.
  • the non-ink area (5) is located adjacent to the at least one edge of the label (3). This ensures that the attachment area (6) is not located at the center of the label, but rather at the outer parts of the label. If the attachment area is located at the center of the label, the label will not be attached to the surface of the bottle at its edges, which can lead to loss of the label during handling and transporting the bottle.
  • the non-ink area (5) is located along all edges of the label (3) thereby enclosing the ink-area (4).
  • the ink area (4) is at least partially, preferably completely, surrounded by the non-ink area (5).
  • the attachment between the label (3) and the surface (2) of the container by the attachment area (6) can be achieved by any means suitable for providing a durable connection between the materials thereof.
  • the attachment is achieved by gluing or welding.
  • Figure 4 shows a first preferred embodiment of the container (1) of the present invention.
  • the container (1) is a cylindrical bottle with a conical base area at the top having an outlet (7) in form of a screw cap at the top of the cone.
  • the label (3) is located at the surface (2) of the bottle (1), in particular in the non-conical, i.e., cylindrical part. This has the advantage that the label (3) can be attached by processing means while rolling the bottle.
  • the label (3) itself has a rectangular shape.
  • the shape of the ink area (4) is also rectangular, but smaller than the shape of the label (3).
  • the centroids of the label (3) and the ink area (4) are at the same position.
  • the no-ink area (5) has the same outer boundaries such as the label (3), wherein the inner boundaries of the no-ink area (5) match the outer boundaries of the ink area (4).
  • the attachment area is smaller than the no-ink area (5), is located adjacent to all edges of the ink area (4) and encloses the ink area (4).
  • the attachment area (6) has the same shape as the no-ink area (5) or is adjacent to the outer edges of the no-ink area (5). This prevents accidentally peel-off and loss of the label by non-attached edges.
  • the first preferred embodiment has the advantage of a strong connection of the label (3) to the bottle (1) due to the circulating shape of the attachment area (6).
  • the disadvantage is that during automatic labelling, in which the label (3) is usually applied by a roll to the rolling bottle (1), the attachment is complicated, as the part of the attachment area (6), which extends alongside the axis of the cylindrical part of the bottle (1), has to be applied in exact synchronous mode to the edges of the label (3).
  • the attachment area (6) is adjacent to the at least one outer edge of the no-ink area (5). More preferably, the outer edges of the label (3) and the no-ink area (5) are identical, and the attachment area (6) is adjacent to the at least one outer edge of the no-ink area (5).
  • Figure 5 refers to a second preferred embodiment of the bottle (1) of the present invention, which has most features in common with the first preferred embodiment of Figure 4.
  • the attachment area does not enclose the ink area (4) anymore. Rather, the rectangular shapes of the attachment area (6) extend along the rolling direction of the cylindrical part of the bottle (1).
  • This embodiment has the advantage that during automatic labelling of the bottle (1), which is usually applied by a roll to the rolling bottle (1), the attachment area can be applied in continuous mode, e.g., by further rolls, to the label (3) before attaching it to the bottle (1).
  • the disadvantage of the second preferred embodiment is that the connection between the label (3) and the bottle (1) is less strong in comparison to the first preferred embodiment of Figure 4.
  • the container (1) has a substantially cylindrical shape
  • the attachment area (6) has a shape, which comprises at least one rectangle, wherein the direction of the longer edges of the at least one rectangle extends perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical shape of the container (1).
  • Figure 6 depicts a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the attachment area (6) is located at the corners of the label (3), and thus at the corners of the no-ink area (5). Due to the circle shape of the attachment area (6), the overlap (8) is smaller than the attachment area (6). However, preferably, the overlap (8) and the attachment area (6) have the same shape. Thus, preferably, in the third preferred embodiment of Figure 6, the attachment area (6) has the shape of the overlap (8), i.e., a section of a circle. This embodiment has the advantage that the attachment area (6) without sacrificing the overall strength of the attachment of the label (3) to the container (1) too much. This is in particular useful, if the attachment area (6) also comprises material, which is not considered recyclable, such as a specific glue.
  • the third preferred embodiment helps minimizing entrainment of such material into the recycling stream.
  • the label (3) has a rectangular shape
  • the attachment area (6) comprises four areas in the shape of a circle section matching each corner of the label (3). More preferably, the ratio of the area of the label (3) to the attachment area (6) is not lower than 90: 10, preferably not lower than 99: 1 .
  • Figure 7 shows a fourth preferred embodiment of the third preferred embodiment as depicted in Figure 6.
  • the label (3) comprises precut lines (9) at the corners.
  • precut lines (9) are areas in the label (3), in which the material of the label (3) has been weakened. This can be achieved by either perforation of the material or thinning of the material, e.g., by stamping.
  • This fourth preferred embodiment has the advantage that the label (3) can be more efficiently removed from the corners including the attachment area (6) before or during recycling.
  • the label (3) has a rectangular shape
  • the attachment area (6) comprises four areas in the shape of a circle section matching each corner of the label (3)
  • the label (3) comprises precut lines (9) in at least one of the corners, preferably all corners, of the label (3).

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L'invention concerne un récipient approprié pour le recyclage, le récipient comprenant au moins une surface, une étiquette comprenant une zone d'encre et une zone sans encre étant fixée à la ou aux surfaces par l'intermédiaire d'au moins une zone de fixation, le matériau du récipient (1) ayant une densité inférieure à celle du matériau de l'étiquette (3).
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