a system and method are disclosed for pre - stretching plastic material that is later used in wrapping a plurality of objects . plastic material is continuously or non - continuously provided to a pre - stretching device including a plurality of rollers . the plastic material is passed around the plurality of rollers within the pre - stretching device and is then fed through an accumulator to a strapping device . the passing of the plastic material around the plurality of rollers causes the plastic material to stretch by a predetermined amount before entering the strapping device .