Skip to content
← Archive
Kitchen

Packing Tape

50m tape

28
g
Total plastic weight

Plastic tape sticks to cardboard and contaminates paper recycling.

0%
Recycle probability
80
Years to decompose
Packing Tape

Material breakdown

2 components
  • BOPP backing23g
  • Acrylic adhesive5g
Add this to your swap tracker →

Production footprint

Per unit
84L
Water to produce
0.34kWh
Electricity to produce

Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.

Lower-impact alternatives

  • FSC-certified water-activated paper tape
    Plastic-free, starch-based adhesive, fully curbside recyclable with boxes
    0g
    plastic
  • Bio-based cellulose tape
    Plant-derived film and natural rubber adhesive, home compostable
    0g
    plastic
  • Flatback gummed paper tape
    Reinforced kraft paper, eliminates petroleum-based BOPP backing
    0g
    plastic
AI Researcher

Suggest more alternatives

Get 3 lower-plastic options researched in real time.

Tap suggest to fetch fresh ideas from our AI researcher.

Sign in to log 28g