A wine bottle shaped like a kangaroo was one of the winners of the design innovation prize in the PIDA Awards.
The brand, 8Kangaroos by ILNAM Estate, used raw materials which were chosen for their ability to be recycled.
Extensive thought and consideration also went into the development of transport packaging to suit the shape of the bottle.
The bottle's unique shape makes it unlikely to be thrown away after its initial use, with potential for the bottle to be retained as a decanter or water bottle.
The product, from a family owned business, has been designed with the international duty-free market in mind.
The other winner is both an off-the-shelf beverage multipack and a portable ice cooler.
Polatote has been fully redesigned as a highly functional shrink-film multi-pack with global influence and appeal.
It is an ice cooler, or more accurately, a method for controlling the temperature of beverages when in and out of doors. It is a comfortable, convenient and sturdy parcel/package for personal carrying and an easily and safely palletised multi-pack for general transportation and distribution.
Polatote is a container to ensure original contents once consumed are recycled and do not become litter. Polatote replaces the standard type of beverage packaging presently used to deliver bottles of all types, metal cans and Tetra type cardboard packs to the marketplace.
Watch this video to see the multi-pack in use.
A High Commendation was awarded to Crush Mate Bottles by LION Dairy & Drinks.
The Crush Mate Bottle has been designed as easy to crush, easy to recycle, easy to grip, easy to pour, lightweight bottle that fits four times more bottles in the recycling bin. IT is designed for more effective recycling and has better pouring control with the larger handle size.
The Machinery & Equipment winner was Container Deposit Systems Australia (CDSA) Vision & Sorting System by SAGE Automation.
SAGE Automation developed a range of counting and sensing technologies to accurately determine the container types being retained - even when containers were not in their original condition.
Answering to the calls for IoT technology, the system provides valuable data which is delivered into the cloud and used for reporting.
At the heart of the machine is the vision system which was provided by UniSA.
The camera uses an algorithm to identify what each item is and sorts them into the correct skid.
This includes not just identifying cans and bottles, but also colour. The new development comes just ahead of the national legislation roll out of new Government Recycling Program. It places CDSA in the fortunate position of being able to help recycling plants to be up and running and ready for the new program in no time.
