WPO's Global Packaging Design for Recycling Guide has now been expanded to also being translated into Arabic, Spanish and Czech.

PKN spoke to the leaders of four influential organisations, Mark Dingley of APPMA; Chris Foley of APCO; Nerida Kelton of AIP; and Pierre Pienaar of WPO, about what lies ahead for 2023.

The World Packaging Organisation will be running a free webinar on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs on 14 March at 9:30am CET (7:30pm AEDT).

FIAL has released its 2022 edition of its Celebrating Australian Food and Agribusiness Innovations book, the seventh in the series.

The FPLMA 2023 Packaging Forum and Awards Dinner Dance, slated for the beginning of March in Melbourne, is heading for strong participation from within the industry.

The Australasian Packaging Conference, organised by the Australian Institute of Packaging, will be held in person on 28-29 March at the Crown Promenade, Melbourne.

The AIP is partnering with a new campaign aimed at empowering small to medium-sized enterprises to start using the Australasian Recycling Label on their packaging.

Entries close on 25 January for the 2023 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards, which are co-ordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has paid tribute to Life Member and Fellow of the Institute, Ian Fletcher, who died tragically in a car accident on Phillip Island on Christmas Day.

In August this year, Chris Foley stepped into the CEO role at APCO, at a time when creating a roadmap for packaging circularity is crucial. PKN asks him about APCO’s progress and his plans.

The 2023 Australasian Packaging Innovation and Design awards program is open for entries until 25 January, with anticipation mounting to see which packaging designs will win these coveted awards.

Applications are now open for the annual ABA scholarship program for Australia and New Zealand, which is run in partnership with the AIP.

The AIP, in partnership with the NRA, is providing a free webinar on the single-use plastic bans across Australia and New Zealand on 6 December.

The Australian Institute of Packaging will be participating in the second National Food Waste Summit, hosted by Fight Food Waste, in Brisbane on 23-24 November.

Last week, the APPMA team headed off to Adelaide to meet up with the association's members based in the city of churches, many of which it hasn’t seen in over three years.

Food & Drink Business LIVE 2022 was a triumph of insightful and inspiring speakers, networking and reconnecting. APPMA was the event's association partner, with a number of members in attendance and also sponsors of the event.