/Process For Making Recyclable Copolyesters Articles With Living Hinges
Abstract

A process for making a fully recyclable packaging article comprising (1) a reclosable lid with a living hinge which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream, (2) a container which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream; and affixed thereto is (3) a crystallizable shrinkable film or label which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream.

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What is claimed is:

A process for making a fully recyclable packaging article comprising (1) a reclosable lid with a living hinge which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream, (2) a container which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream; and affixed thereto is (3) a crystallizable shrinkable film or label which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream.
Timeline
Filed
04/14/2026
Published
08/20/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(5)
B29D 22/00:Producing hollow articles (tubular articles B29D 23/00; pneumatic tyres B29D 30/00)
B29K 67/00:Use of polyesters as moulding material
C08G 63/199:Acids or hydroxy compounds containing cycloaliphatic rings