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Stretch sleeves

Woman holding jug with stretch sleeve label

Stretch sleeves are a sustainable and cost-effective way for brands to achieve 360-degree product decoration on bottles, cans, and jars. With no adhesive or heat required for application, they provide full-body label appeal across a wide range of markets — while supporting recyclability and reducing environmental impact.

jug-with-stretch-sleeve

Our stretch sleeves are made with linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), offering the high elasticity (30–40%) needed to conform to highly contoured containers. We can incorporate a perforation for tamper-evidence or to help consumers remove the sleeve prior to recycling the container.

Sustainable Stretch Sleeve Solutions

At C-P Flexible Packaging, we proudly offer recyclable stretch sleeve labels that align with APR guidance and contribute to a circular packaging system.

Mono-material PE construction – Enables recyclability with compatible rigid containers like HDPE bottles.
C-Fit™ Stretch Sleeves – All-polyethylene stretch sleeves that meet recyclability requirements when paired with HDPE containers.
Available with surface or reverse printed film, using wash-off inks for a clean recycling stream.

Stretch sleeves are an ideal solution for brands looking to reduce label waste, improve recyclability, and simplify their application process — without compromising design or performance.

recyclable stretch sleeve example

C-FiT^TM Label Innovation

C-Fit Stretch Sleeve Example

Full-body label look, no heat required
100% recyclable mono-material PE
Ideal alternative for low-to-medium shrink and ROSO
Simplified application process
Available in surface print white or reverse print clear films

C-P Flexible Packaging will guide you through the sleeving process from platemaking to printing to on-time delivery. Talk to our team today about how we can bring your sustainable label design to life.

Stretch Sleeves for a Range of Applications

Custom-printed stretch sleeve labels are used across many industries and applications, including:

Household chemical products
Food & beverage bottles and jugs
Propane tank sleeves
Drum and pail labeling

Propane tanks with stretch sleeve labels

We deliver value at every step of our process

C-P Flexible Packaging takes single-source responsibility for your sleeves, from concept to grid distortion testing to commercialization — so you can rest assured that your sleeves will look exactly as intended on the shelf.

We’ll perform a series of grid tests, where we stretch a sleeve with a grid around your container sample. This allows us to identify areas where we will need to pre-distort your label graphics to ensure they display correctly on the contours of your container.

Because we can achieve nearly all brand colors with our 7-color extended gamut printing technology, we don’t have to shut down our presses to change inks after every print run. This means you can combine orders (of different flavors and product lines), receive volume discounts, and reduce your overall packaging costs.

We consider it our job to take you from concept to commercialization — and that means deploying a team of field tech engineers to troubleshoot and fix application problems as they arise at your facility.

Ready to make the switch to sustainable stretch sleeves? Let’s talk about your project.