09 Sep 2022 --- Berry Global’s CleanStream recycling technology, “the first” closed-loop system to mechanically process domestically recovered household waste PP back into food-grade packaging, has been granted a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The LNO says that the post-consumer recycled (PCR) PP produced by the CleanStream process can be used in levels up to 100% recycled content for food contact applications. One of its benefits is that it can operate within existing waste management infrastructures. According to a life cycle analysis (LCA) by LCA specialists Quantis, the process generates 35% lower CO2 emissions than virgin PP production, and packaging made with the material will have a 20% lower impact. In addition, the replacement of virgin PP will reduce the CO2 impact of plastic packaging by 13,104 metric tons of CO2 per year.
