The company can produce 100 percent recycled LLDPE PCR suitable for direct food-contact packaging applications including packaging used for foods stored at room temperature as well as refrigerated and frozen foods
Natura PCR is one of the post-consumer resin (PCR) producers in North America. (Credit: Eduardo Soares on Unsplash)
Natura PCR, one of the leading film and post-consumer resin (PCR) producers in North America, today announced it has received a Letter of Non-Objection (LNO) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), certifying that the company can produce 100 percent recycled LLDPE PCR suitable for direct food-contact packaging applications including packaging used for foods stored at room temperature as well as refrigerated and frozen foods.
Film and flexible packaging make up almost a quarter of today’s plastic generation, but only about 5 percent is recycled. Demand for PCR is expected to continue to grow in response to consumer-packaged goods companies’ commitments to use recycled content and pressures from consumers and regulators to increase PCR content in the packaging materials the companies manufacture.
“This is a pivotal step toward making a real impact on meeting sustainable packaging goals of our customers,” said Jon Stephens, chief executive officer, Natura PCR. “The FDA’s LNO broadens the range of applications for our PCR products. We can now create a true cyclical value chain where plastic food packaging materials can be used where primarily virgin materials were utilized previously.”
Source: Company Press Release