Going plastic-free
16 May, 2018 by Robert Glass, Global Food and Beverage Communications Manager, ABBA Dutch supermarket has opened the world’s first plastic-free food aisle and it is likely that more supermarkets will follow this trend; so what are the alternatives to plastic food packaging?
AIP's food waste training course offered in Thailand
14 May, 2018The AIP's half-day training course entitled 'The Role of Packaging in Minimising Food Waste' is being run in Thailand on 14 June.
Student's shrimp bioplastic internationally recognised
08 May, 2018Fifteen-year-old Angelina Arora will represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pennsylvania.
Edible packaging addresses plastic problem
24 April, 2018Edible, transparent packaging made out of corn and seafood by-products and water-soluble polymer PVA may have the potential to replace plastic in the food industry.
Unilever enters partnership to develop pioneering food packaging technology
13 April, 2018A new technology developed by Unilever, start-up company Ioniqa and Indorama Ventures may be able to create a circular economy.
Nestlé aims to make all its packaging recyclable or re-usable by 2025
12 April, 2018The strategy will focus on eliminating non-recyclable plastics, encouraging the use of plastics that allow better recycling rates and changing complex combinations of packaging materials.
NatureWorks Ingeo bioplastic for FFS
09 April, 2018The Ingeo-based transparent packaging is for form, fill and seal (FFS) dairy and dessert packaging.
AIP dinner opens discussions on plastic trends
23 March, 2018The Australian Institute of Packaging and the Society of Plastic Engineers are hosting a joint technical dinner to discuss consumer and environmental trends in plastics.
Ecolabelling standard revised
13 March, 2018The ecolabelling standard ISO14024 has been updated to better reflect the current environmental context.
Jet Technologies bioplastics coffee packaging
23 February, 2018Jet Technologies has launched high-volume bioplastics coffee packaging that is fully biodegradable.
How can packaging reduce food waste?
09 February, 2018The relationship between the packaging industry and the environment is a challenging one, but a new report has revealed the ways in which packaging can help reduce food waste.
Two Australian companies compete for Save Food Packaging Award
01 February, 2018Two of the finalists for the Save Food Packaging Award at the 2018 WorldStar Packaging Awards are Australian companies Sealed Air and Woolcool Australia.
All its packaging to be recyclable or re-usable by 2025: Amcor pledge
30 January, 2018Amcor is the first global packaging company to pledge to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or re-usable by 2025.
Will PM's plastic waste plan impact the packaging industry?
16 January, 2018 by Nichola MurphyUK Prime Minister Theresa May put forward a 25-year plan which aims to tackle plastic waste, and the packaging industry is largely supporting this movement.
Project to preserve food with sustainable packaging
15 January, 2018Coordinated by AIMPLAS and funded by the European Union, project REFUCOAT aims to develop more sustainable food packaging that also effectively preserves food.
