Plastics,　accumulating　globally　as　microplastics　in　living　organisms,　significantly　contribute　to　environmental　issues.　Current　materials　like　polylactic　acid　and　commercial　paper　face　limitations　due　to　inadequate　heat　and　water　resistance,　resulting　in　various　practical　inconveniences.　This　study　reports　a　high-strength,　water-resistant,　recyclable,　and　naturally　degradable　pure　cellulose　food　packaging　material,　which　is　crafted　from　bacterial　cellulose　(BC)　and　ethyl　cellulose　(EC)　by　a　straightforward　filtration　and　scratch　coating　process.　The　use　of　the　EC　ethanol　solution　eliminates　the　need　for　additional　binders.　Remarkably,　the　EC-BC　pure　cellulose　material　exhibits　excellent　mechanical　properties　(tensile　strength　of　195.3　±　23.2　MPa),　a　stability　in　liquid　environments　(136.9　±　24.2　MPa　mechanical　strength　after　30　minutes　of　immersion　in　water),　recyclability,　natural　degradability,　cost-effectiveness,　and　non-toxicity.　These　attributes　position　binder-free　hybrid　designs,　based　on　cellulose　structures,　as　a　promising　solution　to　address　environmental　challenges　arising　from　the　extensive　use　of　single-use　plastics.　©　2024　The　Author(s)