Recyclable polyethylene cold seal film for food packaging

A packaging system comprising:

• a roll configured to dispense a continuous sheet of flexible film, wherein said sheet of flexible film is a polyethylene cold seal film comprising:
• a main body layer constituted by a polyethylene film;
• a cold seal adhesive externally exposed on one side of the main body layer;
• and a cold seal release layer externally exposed on an opposing side of the main body layer, said cold seal release layer also being constituted by a polyethylene film, wherein the polyethylene cold seal film is essentially void of any polypropylene polymers and is entirely, readily recyclable;
• a first seal assembly configured to seal overlapping longitudinal edge portions of the sheet of flexible film to create a tubular package;
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• a second seal assembly configured to create a first end seal for the tubular package;
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• a third seal assembly configured to create a second end seal to establish a sealed package.

A method of packaging a product in flexible film package comprising:

• drawing a sheet of flexible film from a roll, wherein said sheet of flexible film is a polyethylene cold seal film comprising:
• a main body layer constituted by a polyethylene film;
• a cold seal adhesive externally exposed along one side of the main body layer;
• and a cold seal release layer externally exposed on an opposing side of the main body layer, said cold seal release layer also being constituted by a polyethylene film, wherein the polyethylene cold seal film is essentially void of any polypropylene polymers and is entirely, readily recyclable;
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• sealing at least one product within the sheet of flexible film by joining the polyethylene cold seal film to itself along longitudinal and end seals with the cold seal adhesive to establish a packaged product.