Packaging policy and design will be among the key topics at ReGen 2025, with sessions featuring APCO's Chris Foley and Lars Jung from Planet Protector Packaging.

BioPak has released a new edition of its Leaf Cup Series in collaboration with Greenfleet, featuring designs inspired by native trees planted as part of a reforestation project in NZ’s South Island.

Sinclair’s T55 compostable fruit label has been named a finalist in the ‘Sustainability Initiative of the Year (Products & Services)’ category at The Grocer Gold Awards 2025.

SIG has introduced SIG Terra Alu-free + Full barrier material, which it says can cut the carbon footprint of its aseptic cartons by up to 61 per cent when combined with forest-based polymers.

Visy's Kate Baker recently highlighted the company’s recent work to improve the sustainability of its glass packaging, which includes a strong focus on increasing recycled content.

Unilever Australia is continuing its partnership with Clean Up Australia, Cool.org, and Coles to deliver Clean Up Kits and online sustainability resources to schools and communities across the country.

At the Australasian Packaging Conference earlier this month, Pact Group NZ executive GM Deanne Holdsworth offered a frank and insightful look at the real-world challenges in achieving plastic circularity.

Viva Energy has successfully processed more than 9.5 tonnes of plastic pyrolysis oil at its Geelong Refinery, a milestone in the quest to convert discarded soft plastics into new food-grade recycled plastics.

At the 2025 Australasian Packaging Conference, IPPO president Lindy Hughson presented a curated series of video insights from packaging journalists across the globe. Video link included.

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.