Huhtamaki, Tetra Pak and Zipform Packaging are behind the newly conceived Australian Fibre-Based Packaging Alliance, stepping up to represent businesses producing and using fibre-based packaging in Australia.

In a regulatory update, APCO CEO Chris Foley laid out the evolving national packaging policy landscape, signalling imminent reforms that will embed extended producer responsibility and eco-modulated fees into Australia’s packaging system.

How to create a viable circular economy for soft plastics was the topic addressed by iQRenew, APR Plastics, Licella, and Birch & Waite, in a session led by SPSA's Barry Cosier.

International Composting Awareness Week, which runs from 4-10 May, seeks to encourage individuals and businesses to reduce landfill waste and support a circular economy through composting.

The Sustainable Packaging Design Special Award winners, which saw a high number of excellent entries, have been announced and awarded across eight categories.

With the re-elected ALP government getting back to work this week, environmental groups are calling for quick action on the development of mandatory regulation to stop packaging waste and plastic pollution.

Opal has joined forces with textile recycling company BlockTexx to repurpose used uniforms from its Paper & Recycling Botany Mill, extending the site’s recycling efforts beyond its main operations.

The Boomerang Alliance is making a strong push for packaging waste reforms ahead of the 2025 federal election, releasing a policy scorecard comparing party responses to three proposed reforms.

Klöckner Pentaplast’s kp Elite modified atmosphere packaging trays have been endorsed by the Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform, affirming recyclability within the company's tray-to-tray recycling model.

Original research in a new white paper from Avery Dennison explores how innovative pressure-sensitive labels help enable packaging circularity throughout the value chain.

At a time when the packaging industry is under mounting pressure to deliver solutions that support circular economy principles, certified compostable materials are gaining traction as a viable option for specific applications. Leading this conversation in the Australasian region is Martine Poulain, CEO of the Australasian Bioplastics Association.

UPM’s involvement in the Waste to Resource program in China sees the company assisting in unlocking high-value recycling of PET bottles, with its RW85C wash-off labels.

Clean technology company, BlockTexx, which recovers polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing, and which recently teamed up with Pact Group, has won the Banksia National Sustainability Gold Award.

An independent review by a leading environmental scientist has found the use of certified compostable products – notably caddy liners – significantly improves household participation in FOGO services.

Avery Dennison is delivering intelligent solutions to transform sustainability systems and reduce waste in the food industry by leveraging new technology and sustainability-driven practices.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has outlined its sustainability progress for the first quarter of 2025, highlighting global initiatives in packaging, emissions reduction, and water management.