POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Steven Karl, David Streck, Sallie Lupescu, Mark
Lightfoot and Terese Eklund as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or member of the
Board of Directors of Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5, including any amendments thereto, in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder (the
"Exchange Act");

2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the
applicable stock exchange or similar authority; and

3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such
attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by any of such
attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact may
approve in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to act separately and to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of such
attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of such
attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of May 13, 2021.


Signed By: /s/ Felicia Thornton


Print Name:  Felicia Thornton