the invention relates to a method for bundling or strapping objects , in particular steel coils , wherein a binding tape made of a composite material comprising continuous fibers and a thermoplastic material and having a width of from 10 to 50 mm and a thickness of from 100 to 300 μm is placed around the object , in particular the steel coil , thereby forming overlapping ends of the binding tape , and in the region of the overlapping ends heat is applied to the ends of the binding tape lying one on top of the other , in such a way that the thermoplastic material softens , and pressure is subsequently exerted over the surface area of the softened region in such a way that the ends of the binding tape are pressed against each other ; the invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method and to a binding tape for this .