Australia's first National Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially commenced operations, marking the next stage of the Federal Government's environmental law reforms.

Ferrero has reported further progress on packaging circularity in its 2025 Sustainability Report, with almost 93 per cent of its packaging now designed for recyclability, reusability or compostability.

In its latest Sustainability Report, Tetra Pak says it invested around €100m in packaging R&D during 2025, including development of what it describes as a world-first paper barrier for juice cartons.

Building materials supplier Boral is transitioning its bagged dry mix products from paper bags to packaging made from 30% recycled plastic, with plans to increase to 50% PCR in 12 months.

Holy Carp's plastic-free soy sauce dispenser has secured its first coordinated NSW precinct rollout, with Manly foodservice businesses replacing conventional plastic soy fish throughout July.

BioPak has appointed Saxon Wright as chief sustainability officer, a newly created role focused on leading the company’s sustainability strategy.

Cleanaway’s Kemps Creek facility is providing testing and analysis to support the development of soft plastics recycling in Australia, as part of the Cycleback Plastics joint initiative with Viva Energy Australia.

The World Packaging Organisation has released a new round of WorldStar award-winning Best Practice case studies on packaging design across sustainability, food waste reduction and accessibility.

The World Packaging Organisation has released its 2025 Sustainability Country Perspectives report, outlining global efforts and challenges in packaging sustainability and waste management.

Australia’s first national standard for recycling facilities has been introduced, establishing a framework for independently assessing site-level performance across the sector.

Amcor has secured RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification across a range of flexible packaging manufactured at its UK sites, covering materials that incorporate PCR plastic.

A new Return and Earn depot in Ballina is set up to process large volumes, with the facility able to handle up to 100 containers a minute, and designed for returns of 500 or more containers at a time.

A reusable cup trial in Port Douglas has kept more than 10,000 single-use cups and lids out of landfill in its first year, in the first initiative of its kind in Queensland. The project was introduced in June 2025.

A new resource recovery and circular economy expo, LOOP Queensland 2027, is set to connect industry, government and technology providers as preparations for Brisbane 2032 gather pace.

NSW Environment Protection Authority has issued Compliance Notices to Woolworths Group and H2coco after finding banned plastic straws attached to two beverage products.