An apparatus for applying a continuous length of tape to a container (200, 200a, 200b) for containing absorbent articles, the continuous length of tape having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the second surface comprises an adhesive, the apparatus comprising: a support arm movable in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction; and a taping member movably connected with the support arm, wherein the taping member is movable in a third direction and a fourth direction, wherein the third direction is opposite the fourth direction, wherein the third and fourth directions are orthogonal to the first and second directions, wherein the taping member comprises: a first guide member having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the first guide member is adapted to receive the first surface of the continuous length of tape; a second guide member having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the second guide member is adapted to receive the first surface of the continuous length of tape, wherein the second guide member is positioned such that the continuous length of tape advances from the first guide member to the second guide member; and a cutting member positioned between the first guide member and the second guide member, wherein the cutting member is configured to cut the continuous length of tape between the first and second guide members (120 and 124); wherein the support arm is movably connected with a track, wherein the track is rotatable from a first position to a second position, wherein the support arm moves in the first and second directions when the track is in the first position, wherein the support arm moves in a fifth direction and a sixth direction when the track is in the second position, wherein the fifth direction is opposite the sixth direction, wherein the fifth and sixth directions are orthogonal to the first and second directions, wherein the taping member moves in a seventh direction and an eighth direction when the track is in the second position, wherein the seventh direction is opposite the eighth direction, wherein the seventh and eighth directions are parallel with the third and fourth directions. a support arm movable in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction; and a taping member movably connected with the support arm, wherein the taping member is movable in a third direction and a fourth direction, wherein the third direction is opposite the fourth direction, wherein the third and fourth directions are orthogonal to the first and second directions, wherein the taping member comprises: a first guide member having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the first guide member is adapted to receive the first surface of the continuous length of tape; a second guide member having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the second guide member is adapted to receive the first surface of the continuous length of tape, wherein the second guide member is positioned such that the continuous length of tape advances from the first guide member to the second guide member; and a cutting member positioned between the first guide member and the second guide member, wherein the cutting member is configured to cut the continuous length of tape between the first and second guide members (120 and 124); a first guide member having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the first guide member is adapted to receive the first surface of the continuous length of tape; a second guide member having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the second guide member is adapted to receive the first surface of the continuous length of tape, wherein the second guide member is positioned such that the continuous length of tape advances from the first guide member to the second guide member; and a cutting member positioned between the first guide member and the second guide member, wherein the cutting member is configured to cut the continuous length of tape between the first and second guide members (120 and 124);