How to remove shipping labels from plastic bags

To remove a stubborn sticker from plastic, use baby oil or vegetable oil. First, apply the oil to the sticker using a clean cloth so it’s fully saturated. Let the oil soak in for at least 5 minutes. Wipe the sticker away with a clean cloth, then wash off any leftover residue with soapy water. You can also use a hairdryer to get a sticker off of plastic. Point the hairdryer at the sticker for a couple of minutes, moving it around constantly so it doesn’t melt the plastic. The heat should loosen the adhesive so you can peel up a corner of the sticker. Continue heating the sticker as you pull it back until you’ve peeled the whole thing off. To learn more, like which chemical cleaners you can use to remove the sticker, keep reading!

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I have also used a heat gun…but it depends on the thickness of the poly bag and you need to be careful not to get it too hot. Still, with not a lot of heat, it softens the glue and they peel right off. I have used them on shipping boxes, too, to get off old shipping labels. Way better presentation then scars on the cardboard. If I was going to try it on the poly bags, I’d do a test on one without product first. I have never had one melt, but I have had a few wrinkle.

When I received a bag from sportscraft, they had a separate removable piece that had the old shipping label on it. all I needed to do was remove the slip of paper inside and the old label was gone. The Iconic should implement this as your regular stick on label is very hard to remove and I end up taping a ton of masking tape over it.

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  • How to remove shipping labels from plastic bags
    Anonymous commented  ·  April 20, 2021 4:38 AM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Not an issue for me. If there is spare room in the bag I put the seal over the old label, or put new label on top of existing one.

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    Anonymous commented  ·  October 27, 2020 3:05 AM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Use a black permanent marker to block out the recipient details, and place new stickers over the yop

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    Vanessa commented  ·  September 23, 2020 12:54 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Nail polish remover takes the ink off of the label.

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    Anonymous commented  ·  July 3, 2020 9:34 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I just turn the bag inside out and use it that way.

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    Anonymous commented  ·  June 4, 2020 4:35 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Turning the bag inside out is the most logical thing that many of us do anyway so encouraging this will minimize plastic use.

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    JEM commented  ·  June 4, 2020 11:01 AM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I just cover the original label with the new one.

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    Anonymous commented  ·  May 18, 2020 9:27 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Turn bag inside out!

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    Corrina commented  ·  April 2, 2020 8:56 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    You can just stick the return label over the top of the label addressed to.you. Simple.

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    Anonymous commented  ·  February 20, 2020 5:10 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I just put the new label over the old one... or if there's extra space in the bag, fold it more so the seal goes over the old label.

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    Anonymous commented  ·  February 10, 2020 10:48 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Turn the bag inside out

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    Olivia commented  ·  January 14, 2020 6:54 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Totally agree

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    CJ commented  ·  January 8, 2020 8:39 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I just put the new label over the top of the old one. No issues at all.

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    Anonymous commented  ·  December 8, 2019 2:37 PM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Just turn the bag inside out !!!

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  • How to remove shipping labels from plastic bags
    Lee Gallagher commented  ·  November 20, 2019 1:01 AM  ·  ReportReport  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Reusing and minimising plastic bag waste supports the sustainability ethic that many of your shoppers practice

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