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Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper?

Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper?

Labels and adhesives can prevent paper from being recycled but there's new tech aimed at changing that.

July 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM Original source
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Notable Quotes

"There are not really many paper sealing technologies without any foreign materials, so it's a great technology and we feel it's likely that we can bring it to market."

— Fabian Kayatz , Academic

"We are really actively at the moment in discussion with several really big players in the market with the focus of bringing this technology into mass production."

— Michael Baumann , Executive

"The packaging industry has existing machines which are all designed for glue materials. Some kind of redesign is probably necessary, and this is our biggest challenge."

— Volker Franke , Academic

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Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper?
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Labels and adhesives can prevent paper from being recycled but there's new tech aimed at changing that.

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