Abstract: A packaging container comprising an outer layer of machine direction oriented polyethylene (1) bonded to an inner layer of polyethylene (2) by a bonding layer such as adhesive (3). The machine direction oriented polyethylene (1) serves to stiffen the package and provide resistance to heat when the inner sealant layers of polyethylene (2) are heat sealed together. The resulting package (4) simplifies recycling due to the substantial polyethylene composition. Further, additions of degradable additive may be combined with the machine direction oriented polyethylene (1) and polyethylene (2) to enhance degradation.