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Self Adhesive Paper Fragile Tape (50mm)

TAPE: Self-adhesive paper Fragile tape

PRINTING: FRAGILE (Water based red ink)

WIDTH: 48mm

LENGTH: 50 metre roll.

ADHESIVE: Synthetic Rubber based

ENVIRONMENTAL: Renewable resource (kraft paper), Recyclable, free from animal products.

ORIGIN: Tape sourced from UK / EU

DISPOSAL: The tape can be left on cartons sent for recycling

PRICE: Prices shown are INCLUSIVE of VAT

£3.42
Excl. VAT
£3.42 / item
SKU: Fragile-WHITE-tape

Responsible Disposal

How to dispose:

Household recycling bin:

Most councils accept self-adhesive paper tape as it can be recycled along with cardboard packaging.

Local recycling points:

Larger volumes can be taken to paper or cardboard recycling points.

Consider reuse:

If still tacky, short offcuts can be reused for small parcels, craft, or labelling.

Our eco parcel tape can be left on cardboard when recycling. While it’s technically recyclable, most facilities still remove tapes - both paper and plastic - for energy recovery via incineration. We hope this will change as paper tapes become more common. Although paper and card are often composted, we recommend recycling the tape with the box rather than composting it.

Technical Information

Please note:As with all paper-based products, slight variations in colour, texture, or adhesive strength may occur between batches. These differences are normal and do not affect the overall performance of the tape.

Care Instructions

Store paper tape in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, heat sources, or high humidity to maintain adhesive quality. Keep the roll in its original packaging or a closed container to prevent dust and dirt from affecting the stickiness. Avoid exposure to moisture before use, as it can weaken the adhesive. For best results, use within 12 months of purchase.

Can be used for cold storage (it can be applied at chilled temperatures (roughly 5 degrees) and stored down to -25)

Vegan Friendly Vegan Friendly
Bio - degradable Bio - degradable
Recyclable Recyclable
Made in the UK Made in the UK

An eco-friendly alternative to plastic white fragile tape! Our eco paper fragile tape is made from renewable kraft paper, not from plastic. It is water and solvent resistant, acid free - and can also be used for cold storage (it can be applied at chilled temperatures (roughly 5 degrees) and stored down to -25). Our eco fragile tape can be left on the cardboard carton when it is recycled. At present though, realistcally, it is more likely that paper recyclers will still be using systems to recover this mechanically for energy recovery through incineration as they do with plastic tapes rather than repulping it. Hopefully this situation will improve as paper tapes become the norm and the recycling industry advances in line. Although paper & cardboard is often composted our recommended method of disposal of the tape would be to leave it on the box and put it in with the cardboard recycling, not to compost it. This way the paper could be re-used up to about 7 times.

This roll is 50mm wide and 50 meters long.

This tape is self adhesive (no need for water to activate the glue).

Suitable for application by a standard hand gun or tape dispenser.

It is also easy to tear by hand - no knife or scissors required.

The rolls are supplied without a plastic retail wrapper.

Box quantities use a siliconized paper sheet as a separator. This can be recycled or for volume users, or it can be returned to us to be reused by the packers.

We wanted to reduce the amount of single use plastic in our packaging but we were unable to find a paper tape on the market that was sensibly priced and sourced from within the UK / EU. We send thousands of parcels a month and get through rolls and rolls of tape. That was a lot of plastic but also it was a lot of buying power! We contacted some tape manufacturers and asked for a tape to be made to our specification. We wanted it to be self adhesive and work in a standard tape gun, we'd tried gummed paper tape before but didn't like the time it took to dry. For this to work and be a viable alternative to plastic tape it had to be as easy and convenient to use! We ran some trials and results were positive, this led us to think that we might not be the only company who want to use paper tape for their postal packaging and so we decided to offer it on our website. We sell 4 different sizes, 50mm thick parcel tape, 24mm thick and 19mm thick. and extra wide 75mm We are especially proud of the 19mm thickness because we can offer this from £1.00 per 50 meter roll!