In this year’s budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a $35bn programme to help beleaguered businesses get back on their feet following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 2020 federal budget funds several recycling initiatives, all of which have been previously announced, but are nonetheless important for boosting the circular economy and reducing waste in Australia.

Provisions in this year’s budget means all capital equipment in the packaging industry is now discounted at either 27.5 per cent or 30 per cent in the year it is purchased.

The budget may have forgotten about women in the workforce, but we haven't. At our Women in Packaging virtual forum, our community will be enriched by listening to women with purpose and passion.

Jamestrong Packaging Australia CEO Alex Commins has welcomed the federal government's Modern Manufacturing Strategy as providing a positive and clear roadmap towards Covid-19 recovery.

Nestlé UK is switching its Smarties chocolate bar to a recyclable paper wrapper, moving away from the film wrappers of the past as the company continues its drive towards more eco-friendly packaging.

Carton, glass, and can behemoth Visy achieved record growth in August, driven it says by consumers switching from plastic packaging to carton, aluminium, and glass.

PREP Design, with O F Packaging, has developed a system to recycle some semi-rigid plastics through the kerbside recycling stream.

Engineering firm Agito Group has appointed Emma Townsend as its new CEO; this follows Townsend’s appointment as general manager in April 2018.

Scott Morrison named food and beverage manufacturing and recycling as two of six priority areas for support in a $1.5bn manufacturing plan outlined in a pre-budget address.

Software company Persequor has joined GS1 Australia as a strategic alliance partner, with Ron Volpe, a former Coles general manager, spearheading the move.

The September/October edition of PKN Packaging News is out now. Whether you read it online or in print, it's packed with the latest news and insight for the packaging industry.

Thankyou Group has launched its audacious #thankyoutotheworld plan, inviting P&G and Unilever to help reduce global poverty.

Woolworths has launched a recyclable paper meat tray across a selection of its Own Brand beef nationally in the first step in a plan to make all Woolworths’ Own Brand red meat trays recyclable.

The organisations behind the Australasian Recycling Label this week celebrated the label’s second anniversary and they are on the search for the 500th member.

Online packaging platform Packform has partnered with Footprint, a US-based material science engineering company that develops and manufactures plant-based materials for packaging.