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In an initiative led by Viva Energy in partnership with Nestlé, a limited run of KitKat chocolate bars wrapped in locally manufactured recycled PP is rolling out to stores nationwide, demonstrating the potential for locally collected soft plastics to be returned to food-grade packaging in Australia. Read more
Three Gold awards and a Silver saw RePlay top the medal tally in this year's PIDA awards. But behind the accolades lies an equally important story: the practical challenges of making reusable packaging systems commercially viable.
Australia's peak paper industry association has rebranded as the APPIA, reflecting what it says is the growing importance of fibre-based packaging across Australia and New Zealand.
The World Packaging Organisation has established World Packaging Day, to be marked each year on 6 September, the anniversary of the organisation's foundation.
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Six Victorians a ‘Million Cents’ richer via CDS Vic
28 Jul 2026The simple act of recycling drink cans, bottles and cartons has made five lucky Victorians and one charity $10,000 richer thanks to CDS Vic and its statewide ‘Win A Million Cents’ competition.
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Honey Squeeze Pack wins trio of PIDA trophies
5 Aug 2026Caps & Closures' Honey Squeeze Pack took three honours at the 2026 Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA), including gold for Design for Recovery.
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WMRR calls for packaging reform focus
6 Aug 2026WWRR has called on governments to focus on packaging design standards and producer responsibility ahead of packaging reform discussions at the Environment Ministers' Meeting in Sept 2026.
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Jack Daniel's x McLaren pack wins global awards
5 Aug 2026The secondary packaging for the Jack Daniel's x McLaren Halo MK1 Limited Edition has received three awards across the London Design Awards and Tokyo Design Awards.
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Avery Dennison RFID tags gain RecyClass approval
23 Jul 2026Avery Dennison's AD CleanFlake RFID tags have received RecyClass Technology Approval in Europe for compatibility with mechanical PET bottle recycling.
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Kaeser powers packaging with nationwide service
7 Aug 2026Kaeser's commitment to packaging and processing is reaffirmed with its comprehensive, nationwide service network designed to keep vital packaging lines running smoothly and efficiently.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 7 August
7 Aug 2026In the news: Viva Energy, Nestle, KitKat, Bonson Packaging, Pact Recycling, WMRR, APPIA, WPO, Sustainable Packaging Summit
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PKN Podcast Ep 124: 2025 Year in Review
1 Dec 2025In this special Year in Review episode, PKN publisher Lindy Hughson and co-host Grant McHerron look back at the big packaging stories of 2025.
Gleb Tsipursky argues that AI’s value in food manufacturing will depend on learning from its mistakes, with frontline insights helping improve safety, productivity and decision-making.
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) says it is dropping the value of its US business by a further $558 million in write-downs. This follows the $687 million of write-downs the wine maker made against the business unit in December 2025.
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund will take a 25 per cent stake in JBS’s Australian and New Zealand operations, with Danantara Investment Management paying $3.5 billion (US$2.5 billion) in equity under a joint venture that gives the world’s largest protein producer up to US$5 billion to fund regional expansion.
