The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has compiled a series of best practice, award-winning examples of innovative sustainable packaging design from across Australia and New Zealand.
“All of the case studies have received annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA), and over 95 per cent have gone on to receive global recognition for their innovative sustainable packaging designs through the WorldStar Packaging Awards,” said Nerida Kelton, executive director of the AIP, adding that some of the ANZ winners have also received WorldStar Sustainable Packaging Special Awards – the most prestigious award in the world.
“The AIP encourages everyone to use these case studies as best practice examples from across Australia and New Zealand, and an opportunity to take some of the learnings for your own sustainable packaging design projects,” Kelton said
The case studies include the following PIDA Award winners:
- BioPak for its refined sugarcane pulp food service packaging;
- Brownes Dairy for Australia’s first renewable gable top milk carton;
- Coca Cola Europacific Partners Australia Pacific Indonesia for its 100% recyclable post-consumer recyclate rPET bottles;
- Detpak for its RecycleMe System, which provides a sustainable and closed loop solution for takeaway cups and lids;
- Earthwise & Pact Group for New Zealand’s Earthwise brand of PCR 75% rHDPE household cleaning range;
- ICEE Containers for its eeco6TM EPLA Insulated Boxes;
- Impact International for its Sarah, Craig and Margorie recycled PE and sugar cane PE tubes;
- Omni Group for its PeformX Unbreakable Reinforced Stretch Wrap;
- Pact Group for its rPET Moisturelock Meat Tray;
- Planet Protector Packaging for its Woolpack solution;
- Plantic Technologies for both its Plantic R Packaging Material ultra-high barrier bioplastic, and its NEAT Meat Tray using Plantic RV high barrier Skin Pack recyclable material;
- Punchbowl Packaging for its Kaituna Blueberries pealable, tamper-proof top seal fibre punnets;
- Ranpak for its WrapPak Protector – biodegradable, recyclable and renewable packaging;
- Sealed Air for its TempGuard kerbside recyclable packaging for temperature sensitive goods;
- UPM Raflatac & Kiwi Labels for their Washable Adhesive on rPET punnet; and
- Woolworths for its Renewable pulp/fibre bakery tray.
The AIP is currently working on the next series of case studies, which will include all of the 2021 Australasian PIDA winners.
The AIP Sustainable Packaging Design Case Studies are available from the Association’s website.
