Ten UPM Raflatac adhesives for logistics and e-commerce paper labels have been certified as recyclable in the paper and board-based packaging stream by the applied research and services institute Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) in 2023.
These adhesives are part of a full range of UPM Raflatac paper label adhesives intended for large-volume solutions, providing customers with the added benefit of recycling-compatible, verified labelling solutions without requiring any product changes.
To evaluate the recyclability, PTS tested ten UPM Raflatac paper labels containing the referred adhesives as part of the packaging material in a mass share
of 10% of the total packaging material according to the method PTS-RH 021:2012
Category II for the recyclability of paper and board-based packaging.
Due to the obtained results of fibre yield, sheet adhesion and optical impurities,
The paper labels were assessed as recyclable due to the obtained results of fibre
yield, sheet adhesion and optical impurities and all ten of the UPM Raflatac adhesives received verification.
Example of usage
For a standard logistics cardboard envelope weighing 76.48 gm, with a paper
label that is 101×152 mm weighing 1.5 gm, the label is 2% of the total packaging
weight. Therefore, the envelope is verified recyclable in the OCC recycling stream
when using UPM label material with one of the PTS-approved adhesives.
Click here for more information about UPM Raflatac’s recycling compatible adhesives for logistics and e-commerce fibre packages
