A recycling compatible label, the label comprising - a paper face layer and - a pressure sensitive adhesive layer attachable to a paper surface, the adhesive layer having a coat weight equal to or higher than 10 g/m 2, when determined as dry adhesive from the label according to FINAT test method no. 12 (9 th edition, 2009), wherein the adhesive layer has a composition which - is free of alkylphenol ethoxylate and - has been selected to comprise ∘ emulsion polymerized, water-dispersible acrylate polymer formed of monomers without vinyl acetate, and ∘ non-ionic copolymer based on polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, and wherein the composition has - a tetrahydrofuran insoluble mass fraction which is equal to or higher than 65 wt.-%, when determined by gravimetric means using a Soxhlet extractor, - a static shear which is equal or higher than 10000 minutes, when determined from a glass plate at a temperature of 25°C according to FINAT test method no. 8 (9 th edition, 2009), - a loss modulus (G") and a storage modulus (G') which are higher than 50000 Pascal, when determined at a temperature of 25°C, and wherein - the ratio (tanδ) of the loss modulus (G") to the storage modulus (G') is less than 0,56, when determined with parallel plates geometry of 8 mm diameter and a gap of 1 mm, at 0.5% strain, at 1 Hz frequency, under temperature ramp having a linear rate of 2°C/min in a temperature range of -45°C to 100°C, in accordance with ISO standard 6721-10 (version 2015), such that after disintegration of the label according to INGEDE Method 12 for PSA applications, the label is recycling compatible, when determined according to the European Paper Recycling Council Assessment of Printed Product Recyclability (15 th March 2018). - a paper face layer and - a pressure sensitive adhesive layer attachable to a paper surface, the adhesive layer having a coat weight equal to or higher than 10 g/m 2, when determined as dry adhesive from the label according to FINAT test method no. 12 (9 th edition, 2009), wherein the adhesive layer has a composition which - is free of alkylphenol ethoxylate and - has been selected to comprise ∘ emulsion polymerized, water-dispersible acrylate polymer formed of monomers without vinyl acetate, and ∘ non-ionic copolymer based on polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, and wherein the composition has ∘ emulsion polymerized, water-dispersible acrylate polymer formed of monomers without vinyl acetate, and ∘ non-ionic copolymer based on polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, - a tetrahydrofuran insoluble mass fraction which is equal to or higher than 65 wt.-%, when determined by gravimetric means using a Soxhlet extractor, - a static shear which is equal or higher than 10000 minutes, when determined from a glass plate at a temperature of 25°C according to FINAT test method no. 8 (9 th edition, 2009), - a loss modulus (G") and a storage modulus (G') which are higher than 50000 Pascal, when determined at a temperature of 25°C, and wherein - the ratio (tanδ) of the loss modulus (G") to the storage modulus (G') is less than 0,56, when determined with parallel plates geometry of 8 mm diameter and a gap of 1 mm, at 0.5% strain, at 1 Hz frequency, under temperature ramp having a linear rate of 2°C/min in a temperature range of -45°C to 100°C, in accordance with ISO standard 6721-10 (version 2015),