PKN EXCLUSIVE: British sustainable packaging firm Frugalpac is launching its 94 per cent paper Frugal Bottle into ANZ as Free Trade Agreements come into force. Mother of Pearl Vodka is an early adopter, contract bottlers Sanector and Encore Beverages now offer a Frugal Bottle filling service, and Print Media Group is set to buy the Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine to help meet the 27 million paper-bottle demand in Australia .

Following significant organic growth in Australia, US secondary packaging manufacturer PaKTech is establishing a contract manufacturing facility in Victoria and proprietary partnership with Visy.

To mark World Environment Day, and raise awareness for the global campaign’s #beatplasticpollution theme, Better Packaging Co. installed a plastic-waste 'poop' sculpture on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach.

With this year’s World Environment Day focused on solutions to plastic pollution, more than 150 countries are expected to participate, with millions likely to engage through both in-person and online activities.

Two advanced Single Serve Pouch lines headline Mars Petcare Australia’s $112.6 million investment in its Wodonga plant, which will also see pet food production brought onshore and 60 new jobs .

The much-anticipated launch of sustainable packaging platform, ecoporium by Ball & Doggett, took place at an in-person event at the Melbourne Museum, with livestream broadcast globally.

PKN’s latest issue for 2023 is now hitting desks. Highlights in this edition include: PIDA 2023 winners; AIP Australasian Packaging Conference key takeouts; APCO Targets Review; in-depth features on sustainable materials; pharma and cosmetic packaging; coffee packaging; and pack and label printing; plus our regular 16-page Machinery Matters supplement.

While many manufacturers, retailers and brand owners are rising to the challenge to meet our 2025 National Packaging Targets, too many are not. Pact CEO Sanjay Dayal says we need stricter regulation.

Visy is seeking to close the loop for mixed paper recycling in Queensland with the completion of the $48 million upgrade to its recycling and remanufacturing facility on Gibson Island.

Amcor, Delterra, Mars and Procter & Gamble have launched a strategic partnership to stem the tide of plastic pollution in the Global South, working together to scale solutions for a circular plastics economy.

Australia’s largest distributor of printable materials and consumables aims to drive the conversation for sustainable packaging with its new online educational resource, ecoporium by Ball & Doggett.

Antares Vision Group has joined Result Group as the new technology partner for all of its traceability project activity, with the newly launched Uno 3 intelligent packaging campaign for Hungry Jacks marking the first collaboration project.

The removal of plastic openings for some Coles Brand tissue boxes is the supermarket’s latest move to reduce unnecessary and problematic plastic packaging from its shelves.

The ANZPAC Plastics Pact has released its first Impact Report, which provides a crucial look at how the region is progressing towards the development of a circular economy for plastic.

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) and not-for-profit standards organisation, GS1 Australia, have collaborated to assist APCO members with annual sustainability reporting.

On 1 June, the much anticipated launch of the Ecoporium by Ball & Doggett sustainable packaging platform will take place at an in-person event held at the Melbourne Museum, with livestream available.