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A cartonless recyclable package for protectively enclosing a product, such as photographic film, comprises a recyclable plastic container and mating cap with recyclably compatible plastic labels thereon bearing product information. One such label on the cap has readily tearable tab portions extendin

A cartonless recyclable package for protectively enclosing a product, such as photographic film, comprises a recyclable plastic container and mating cap with recyclably compatible plastic labels thereon bearing product information. One such label on the cap has readily tearable tab portions extending therefrom and tautly secured to the container, to tear apart when the cap is first removed. A second label, secured to the container and overlapping the tearable tab portions, includes inner and outer sheets separably adhered together. The outer sheet can be peeled back to reveal information on the interfacing surfaces of both sheets, and then re-adhered to the inner sheet. A third label, separably adhered to the first label on the cap, may be peeled away and re-adhered to some other surface for reference after the product has been removed. A thumb tab on the cap, to facilitate cap removal, is used also to orient the container and cap for appropriate placement of the labels, and to orient the resulting package in a cooperating displaying and dispensing device. That device comprises an upstanding, open-ended, transparent, tubular chute having a longitudinal slot extending down a rear side thereof and configured to receive the package through its open top end, with the thumb tab projecting rearwardly through the slot, thereby orienting the package labels to face forwardly in a desired display direction. The package is gravity-fed to the open bottom end, where it is supported and oriented for convenient removal.

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A package improvement for protectively enclosing a product, the package including a container having an access opening through which the product is insertable into and removable from the container and a closure matable with the opening and movable relative thereto to close and open the container, th

A package improvement for protectively enclosing a product, the package including a container having an access opening through which the product is insertable into and removable from the container and a closure matable with the opening and movable relative thereto to close and open the container, the container and the closure each having an outward-facing exterior surface, said improvement comprising: a first label secured to said closure exterior surface, said first label having at least one tearable tab portion extending therefrom and tautly secured to said container exterior surface, said at least one tearable tab portion including weakening means for rendering said tab portion more easily tearable; and a second label secured to said container exterior surface in overlapping relation to said at least one tearable tab portion, to further secure said tab portion to said container exterior surface and thereby prevent said closure from being moved relative to said opening to open said container without tearing said tab portion.