The use of biopolymers and ediblefilms represents one strategy helping efforts to decrease pressure on municipal waste disposal
systems. The use of recycled materials in food packaging applications might represent a faster and easier solution for the immediate
future. For example, in the US, recycled packaging materials need to comply with the same regulations that apply to all packaging
materials in contact with foodstuffs and meet the purity requirements of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDA, 2002). While in
Europe, the recycled materials must meet the specific requirement stated by theMember State legislation, depending onwhether the
material is plastic or paper, and meet the safety requirement outlined in the EU Framework Regulation (Misko, 2013). More details
Colors, dusts, and fats were removed from flax fibers and cot-ton linters by washing with water and bleaching with 120 mL of household bleaching agent (5% NaOCl & 5% NaOH), thor-oughly washing and was followed by drying.