Box Divvy, a community-based food network operating in NSW, VIC and ACT, has built a soft plastics collection and recycling system across its hubs, diverting about 2.5 tonnes from landfill each month.

Amcor has introduced a new 55 mm Flava Flip Top Closure 38/400 for applications including mayonnaise, ketchup and sweet sauces. The closure is a revised version within the 38/400 neck finish range.

Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) has recycled more than 3 billion cans and bottles since it launched, returning over $300 million directly to Victorians.

Queensland’s container refund scheme, Containers for Change, will pass 12 billion returns this month, marking its fastest billion yet and delivering $1.2 billion in refunds to communities across the state.

Amcor is enhancing its closed-loop recycled paint container initiative in the UK with the introduction of a new cleaning system designed to remove residual paint from empty cans before recycling.

New lifecycle data is challenging conventional thinking on packaging sustainability. Giancarlos LaRocca, marketing director for Oceania at Tetra Pak, argues that the industry must shift its focus upstream – to materials, production and distribution – where the vast majority of emissions occur.

The Australasian Bioplastics Association has launched a redesigned website, with a focus on simplicity and usability, to streamline certification and strengthen industry engagement in ANZ.

Pact Group Holdings Ltd is supporting the launch of the 20 Cents Makes Sense campaign, which is calling for Australia’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) refund to increase from 10c to 20c.

Thinkpac will manufacture packaging made from recycled LDPE under the ReCircle project, which has received $3 million in CRC-P funding from the Australian Government.

BioPak’s 2025 Impact Report outlines progress on renewable materials, emissions and industry collaboration, while advocating for a packaging ‘systems reset’.

Huskee’s reusable cup system, Borrow, is now the default for coffee at Carriageworks Farmers Market, replacing single-use takeaway cups across three Sydney vendors.

By combining packaging innovation with in-house automation expertise, Opal has engineered a paper-based punnet and custom de-nester, making fibre a viable alternative to plastic at national retail scale.

BioPak and Everest are rolling out FSC-certified paper ice cream cups and an integrated spoon-in-lid design across Australia, replacing plastic packaging for the 110ml serve.

Amcor’s 5.5 litre SuperLift Extra and 5.8 litre SuperFlex industrial containers, made at its Pamplona, Spain facility, are UN certified and contain 50 per cent post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic.

Amcor has invested in a new production line at its Flexibles site in Lugo di Vicenza, Italy, expanding production of high-barrier recycle-ready films used in flexible packaging.

Visy is introducing an Australian-made Paper Bubble wrap, designed for storing, moving or shipping items and which can be recycled through Australian kerbside recycling bins.