A removable adhesive label for reusable and recyclable beverage bottles, comprising: (a) a film having a first surface and a second surface and comprising a first film layer; and (b) an adhesive layer having a first surface and a second surface and comprising an adhesive wherein the first surface of the adhesive layer is adhesively joined to the second surface of the film; (c) wherein the first film layer comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer wherein the thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature in the range of 35 to 105°C, and a tensile modulus of the film in the machine direction, which after heating, is less than the tensile modulus of the film in the machine direction in ambient air, wherein the tensile modulus (ASTM D882) in the machine direction of the first film layer after immersion in water at a temperature of 80°C for at least 3 minutes is less than 40% of the tensile modulus (ASTM D882) in the machine direction of the first film layer in 23°C ambient air, the first film layer has an absolute areal dimension change (ASTM D1204) of at least 4% after immersion in water at a temperature of 80°C for at least 3 minutes, and the first film layer has a water absorption (ASTM D570) after immersion in water at a temperature of 80°C for at least 2 hours on a weight basis of at least 1.7%, wherein the thermoplastic polymer of the first film layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of an olefin-vinyl alcohol copolymer, an aromatic polyamide, and a mixture of two or more of any of the foregoing polymers, wherein the film comprises a second film layer wherein the second film layer comprises one layer or two or more layers wherein the one layer or each of the two or more layers comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer and the one layer or each of the two or more layers has a property selected from the group of at least one of: a) a tensile modulus (ASTM D882) in a machine direction of at least 945 MPa after immersion in water at a temperature of 80°C for at least 3 minutes; b) an absolute areal dimensional change (ASTM D1204) of less than 4% after immersion in water at a temperature of 80°C for at least 3 minutes; or c) a water absorption (ASTM D570) of less than 1.7% by weight after immersion in water at a temperature of 80°C for at least 2 hours, or a combination of the foregoing properties, and wherein the first film layer has a first surface and a second surface, the second film layer has a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface of the second film layer underlies the second surface of the first film layer, and the first surface of the adhesive layer underlies the second surface of the second film layer. (a) a film having a first surface and a second surface and comprising a first film layer; and (b) an adhesive layer having a first surface and a second surface and comprising an adhesive wherein the first surface of the adhesive layer is adhesively joined to the second surface of the film; (c) wherein the first film layer comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer wherein the thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature in the range of 35 to 105°C, and a tensile modulus of the film in the machine direction, which after heating, is less than the tensile modulus of the film in the machine direction in ambient air,