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CASE STUDY
Date 2026
Theme
Recycle
Redesign
Type Case study
Author(s)
Takunda Chitaka
Organisation
GreenCape
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Shrinking the Problem? Addressing Problematic PET, PETG and PVC Shrink Sleeves on Food and Beverage Bottles

How collaboration across the plastic-packaging value chain supports the redesign of shrink sleeves to improve the recyclability of PET food and beverage bottles, covering the challenge, redesign solutions, SA Plastics Pact member success stories (Woolworths, SPUR Corporation) and barriers to wider adoption.