Shurtape launches recycled tape series made from PCR polyester

Shurtape Technologies LLC, a Hickory, North Carolina-based manufacturer of adhesive tape and consumer home and office products, has launched its Shurtape Recycled Series Packaging Tapes.

The new line consists of three packaging tapes made from 90 percent postconsumer recycled (PCR) polyester from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and rigid containers. The company says the new line is designed to reduce the use of virgin plastic in end-of-line packaging.

“There is a pressing need for sustainable packaging solutions that not only allow our customers to reduce their packaging footprint and waste, but also minimize their reliance on virgin plastics, while contributing to a more circular plastics economy,” says Bradley Dunlap, director of product marketing, packaging. “We are stepping up to the plate with carton sealing options that match our customers’ environmental priorities and sustainability goals while still providing the same quality and reliability that Shurtape packaging solutions are known for.”

The Recycled Series tapes join CR 400, a performance-grade curbside recyclable paper packaging tape introduced by Shurtape earlier this year, to offer a more complete line of sustainable packaging tapes.

Shurtape did not disclose how it sources its PET feedstock for the Recycled Series.