Sealed Air has developed a new Cryovac LT-1 shrink sleeve label, calling it one of the first in the industry with a density lower than the 1g/cu cm polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling standard.

Once California excluded polyester glycol (PETG or PET-G) from being called or labeled resin-identification code (RIC) 1 aka PET #1, the industry quickly began to look for alternatives. These included ...