Sustainability

​​Amcor’s CleanStream recycling technology has been recognised with a Luxe Pack Green Award in the CSR Initiative category at Luxe Pack in Monaco.

The upcoming Circular Economy Symposium, themed Messaging Sustainability in a Circular Economy, will bring together government leaders, regulators, industry experts and communication specialists to examine environmental claims.

Sustainability Victoria has launched the Market Accelerator program, offering grants to help businesses bring recycled material innovations to market.

Monash University researchers have developed natural plastic films made from food waste sugars that could offer compostable alternatives to petroleum-based packaging.

Global reuse platform Loop’s partnership with Carrefour has established reuse at commercial scale in France, proving the model can work across categories. Can Australian retailers follow suit?

New Zealand supermarket retailer New World has started trialling a Bonson Packaging's returnable container system in two of its stores, in a bid to reduce single-use packaging and landfill waste.

Samsara Eco has appointed Dr Lars Kissau as GM Asia to lead the company’s regional expansion and oversee the build of its first 20,000T commercial nylon 6,6 plant, scheduled to open in 2028.

Queensland’s first solar-powered reverse vending machine with integrated cash payout system has opened, providing a new option for container refunds under the state’s Containers for Change scheme.

With sustainability now a baseline expectation, fibre-based packaging is setting the pace, offering the strength, versatility and appeal needed to replace traditional plastic formats. PKN takes a closer look at Detpak’s role in this advancement.

PKN sat down with Dr Elissa Foster, head of Sustainability at purpose-led toilet paper brand Who Gives A Crap, to find out more about the strategy behind the company’s packaging choices.

Our Haven Wildlife Shelter in Stradbroke, Victoria, will receive $10,000 through CDS Vic, with the funding going towards the caring for injured and orphaned animals.

Amcor has worked with British crisp brand Burts to introduce packaging containing 55 per cent post-consumer recycled materials, produced using Amcor’s AmFiniti solution.

TIPA Compostable Packaging has added four high-barrier laminates to its portfolio of compostable flexible packaging, with the new products designed for multiple applications.

Bundaberg Sugar has installed an advanced Fawema packaging machine from JL Lennard, planned to be filling bags from 500 grams to three kilograms, and enabling it to embrace paper bags.

FSC Forest Week 2025, running from 20–26 September, will shine a spotlight on the importance of sustainable forestry and the collective action needed to protect this vital resource.

The AIP webinar on PPWR drew a global audience as Circle Analytics experts unpacked the sweeping new rules and looming deadlines that will reshape packaging design and recyclability.