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Revolution gains clearance for clear PCR-LLDPE resin made from mechani-
cally recycled stretch film.

plastic solutions that can impact tar-
gets outlined by consortiums like the
U.S. Plastics Pact and its Roadmap to
2025.
PCR stretch film helps companies
meet sustainable goals.
As a founding activator of the U.S.
Plastics Pact, Revolution shares its vi-
sion to ensure that 100% of plastic
packaging will be reusable, recyclable,
or compostable by 2025, and garner-
ing the LNO for both clear and white
LLDPE PCR resins could be instru-
mental in helping partners achieve the
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING beverages, aqueous products, and all Pact's goals.

evolutionary Food-Grade Resin types of dry solids for hot/boiling, fro- "We are extremely proud of the rig-
RMade from Recycled Stretch Film zen, refrigerated, and room tempera- orous standards and processes put
ture conditions of use.
Article-Revolutionary Food-Grade in place by our team to produce the
Resin Made from Recycled Stretch Revolution claims that this is the highest quality, food grade LLDPE
Film broadest Conditions of Use (COU) in PCR available on the market," says
the industry for LLDPE PCR.
The US FDA issued a Letter of No Sean Whiteley, Revolution CEO. "By
expanding our offering to now include
Objection (LNO) for Revolution's The LNO announcement is the latest clear PCR, we aim to continue setting
proprietary recycling method to pro- milestone from Revolution's ongoing an example of what is possible for the
duce post-consumer recycled, lin- work to bring recycled material inno- future of stretch film and other plas-
ear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE vations to the food packaging sector. tics, and to fuel the quick adoption
PCR) made from recycled stretch film The food grade-quality PCR stems and normalization of mechanically re-
for food contact applications. from Revolution's proprietary Sus-
tainable Loop mechanical recycling cycled materials as an effective, sus-
Clear PCR produced under Revolu- method, which previously received a tainable solution for the food packag-
tion's process can be used at recycled LNO in 2021 for white LLDPE PCR ing industry and beyond."
content levels up to 100% in the man- processed from agricultural polytube Earlier this year, Revolution an-
ufacture of food contact articles for using the same circular approach.
all dry and wet, raw, and processed nounced a partnership with Charter
foods including fats and oil, dairy, Both clear and white LLDPE PCR of- Next Generation (CNG), a major
fers converters and brands a much- producer of high-performance spe-
needed, viable recycled resin for flex- cialty films used in flexible packaging
ible film food packaging applications and other end-use markets, to facili-
such as stand-up pouches and frozen tate the introduction of food grade
food bags. LLDPE PCR into their product port-
folio. CNG, along with other industry
As brands and retailers seek out ways
to reduce their carbon footprint and leaders like Pregis, Berry Global, and
achieve ESG goals to meet the grow- SEE (formerly Sealed Air) currently
ing demand for sustainability from offer Revolution's line of PCR resins
consumers and regulatory agencies, in their flexible film products, and the
this new sustainable film option fur- introduction of clear food grade LL-
ther opens the door for sustainable DPE PCR will expand options for new
innovations in recycled packaging.

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