The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) welcomed the decision by the Victorian government to introduce a 10-cent refund on drink containers. ACOR said the planned refund scheme would help the state’s recycling sector, as well as its environment.

Tetra Pak was named on CDP’s A List in recognition of the company’s action on climate, and its drive for sustainable sourcing in its supply chain.

Fromm Packaging Australia, a member of APPMA, will manufacture and sell plastic strap made almost entirely from recycled PET bottles. The company said it is the first in Australia to manufacture recycled plastic strap.

Lightweight packaging specialist Ecolean has won the Gold Medal Recognition 2020 from EcoVadis for its work in the sustainability area.

Australia is in dire need of more plastics recycling capacity – up to 400 per cent – to reach its 2025 goals after export markets have dried up, according to a new government report.

Flexible packaging and labels maker Constantia Flexibles – which owns Pemara Labels – has chalked up an important environmental accolade, achieving a place on CDP’s 2019 A List for climate change.

Flexible packaging company Caspak is taking steps toward sustainability, by adding a new Tesla Model 3 to its fleet. This is the first step the Melbourne-based operation has taken towards building what it says will be an all-electric car fleet.

UPM Raflatac has upgraded all its backing papers used in the Southeast Asia market to FSC-certified stock, bringing it closer to its goal of using only certified paper by 2030.

eXXpedition round-the-world (RTW) is an all-female sailing and scientific research voyage to explore plastics and toxins in our oceans. Pippa Corry, the founder of philo & co, shares her views on how the creative industry will play a key role in defining solutions to packaging waste.

International environmental group Canopy has unveiled an action plan to conserve up to 30 per cent of the world’s forests by 2030 by halving the amount of forest fibre in pulp manufacturing for packaging and textiles.

Astron, Pact Group’s sustainability division, has been accepted into the top tier of membership at the Australian Council of Recycling.

China will ban or restrict single-use plastics in three stages over the next five years, including non-degradable plastic bags, plastic tableware, and express delivery plastic packaging.

British-based Biopac has officially rebranded as BioPak UK, uniting with the Australian BioPak business following the acquisition of both by Swedish-based Duni AB.

Will Australian waste management be technology ready in 2030? Waste and resource recovery companies are invited to assist in turning rubbish mountains into business opportunities.

Australia will hold its first National Plastics Summit in March to address the growing problem of plastic waste.

Cadbury has trialled new 100 per cent sustainably sourced recyclable paper wrapping for its chocolate products in New Zealand.