Aussie partnership develops sustainable sparkling bottle
20 May, 2021Vinpac International has partnered with Australian glass packaging company Orora to create a sustainable 750 mL sparkling bottle in an effort to reduce waste.
Protection Experts Australia 504 Oxygen Absorber
14 May, 2021The 504 Oxygen Absorber is a multipurpose iron-based oxygen absorber.
Popcorn packaging: an alternative to polystyrene
14 May, 2021Researchers at University of Göttingen have been developing popcorn as an environmentally friendly alternative to polystyrene or plastic.
Packaging manufacturer Detpak announces new partnership
11 May, 2021Paper and board packaging manufacturer Detpak has partnered with US-based Eco-Products.
PepsiCo ANZ recyclable snack packaging and local program
03 May, 2021Alongside committing to 100% recyclable packaging across its entire snack range, PepsiCo ANZ has launched a community waste program with Clean Up Australia.
Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025
21 April, 2021Australian national environment ministers have agreed to phase out eight 'problematic and unnecessary' plastic product types by 2025.
Australasian Recycling Label Program welcomes 500th member
21 April, 2021The growth comes after the Australian Government committed to work with the industry to apply the ARL on at least 80% of supermarket products by December 2023.
Smarties switches to recyclable paper packaging
14 April, 2021While some Smarties packs sold in Australia are already in paper, the change sees all plastic packaging replaced with new recyclable packaging.
Students turn peanut waste into packaging
08 April, 2021A student-led design that turns leftover peanut husks into packaging has won a global award for sustainable innovative packaging.
Mars and Danimer Scientific create biodegradable packaging
25 March, 2021The initiative will be first rolled out through the Skittles brand to US consumers between late 2021 and early 2022.
Bookings open for AIP beverage packaging training course
23 March, 2021The training course aims to provide the winning recipe in developing beverage packaging to lead in the marketplace.
Heineken developing low-carbon glass beer bottles
23 March, 2021Heineken is collaborating with Glass Futures to develop low-carbon glass bottles and improve processes across the supply chain.
Corona's six-packs made from surplus barley straw
18 March, 2021Corona is leveraging a sustainable technology that repurposes surplus barley straw to create a paper packaging solution for its six-packs of beer.
Nestlé launches bio-based lids and scoops
17 March, 2021The bio-based lids and scoops, which are made mostly from renewable plastics, will feature in a range of its nutrition products for infants and children.
KitKat breaking apart Australia's waste challenge
16 March, 2021Several companies have collaborated to create a KitKat wrapper made partially with recycled soft plastic content, in what is claimed as an Australian first.
