Australian package design has won strong recognition in this year's World Packaging Organisation (WPO) WorldStar Packaging Awards, taking top honours in six categories.

Plastics recycler Replas will establish a Queensland plastics recycling facility in partnership with the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) and Qld state government.

Australia's Cardia Bioplastics has won a contract to supply China's Shanghai Pudong City District with its Biohybrid kitchen bags.

KM Packaging says it has achieved shelf life extensions of up to 12 months for ready meals sealed with its new C-PET lidding films.

Webstercare's Personal Medication Planner has been named the winner of the medical and pharmaceutical category of the World Packaging Organisation's WorldStar Awards.

Submissions are now open for the 2013 APPMA Awards of Excellence, to be announced at next year's AUSPACK PLUS show in Sydney.

A meeting of health ministers from Australia and New Zealand has approved a new regime to govern health claims on food packaging and labels.

Amcor's soon-to-close recycled paper facility in Fairfield, Victoria, has re-opened after a fire broke out in its 'F6' paper-making machine.

The Australian Packaging Covenant has answered signatories' call for more, and timely, information on their obligations by relaunching and expanding its website.

A small Sydney start-up is offering bespoke luxury packaging to help small businesses compete with large companies.

Pre-show exhibitor bookings for AUSPACK PLUS 2013 in Sydney have reached the 90 per cent mark, organisers say.

With hours to go before a ban on the sale of branded tobacco products comes into effect, the government has moved to close what the last loopholes in tobacco branding.

A survey of consumers in Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia has found hard-to-open packs are still contributing to poor perception of product packaging.

PKN's Lindy Hughson joined an international packaging press organisation (IPPO) mission to Tokyo Pack 2012 to view the trends and future directions of Japanese packaging.

The AFGC has welcomed a senate report dispelling claims the beverage industry profiteered under South Australia's and the Northern Territory's container deposit schemes.

The winner of the 2013 APPMA scholarship is set to be announced at AUSPACK PLUS in Sydney in May next year.