polymeric sheets or rolls suitable for printing and forming at high rates of production of blown or injection in - mold labeled plastic containers are based on a polymeric transparent , translucent or contact clear substrate having a thickness in the range of 0 . 002 to 0 . 008 inches which is reverse printed and overcoated on the container - facing side with a heat activatable adhesive and coated or extruded on the opposite side with an antistatic and / or slip coating . optionally , such sheet or roll can be printed and then cut into individual labels for affixing to the container as part of a in - molding process . recyclable containers are provided at high speed without missing labels or doubled labels due to feeding problems . the labels are firmly adherent , and squeeze - release resistant and the indicia , because they are viewable through the labels themselves , are protected against spillage and abrasion .