Australian start-up Compostable Alternatives has collaborated with Closed Loop Environmental Solutions and Responsible Cafes to produce a certified home compostable coffee cup and lid.

Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, Woolworths supermarket and consumer goods retailer BIG W have pledged to stop selling reusable plastic shopping bags, phasing them out over the next year.

The NSW Government’s ban on lightweight plastic bags has come into force this week, marking a major pivot away from single-use plastics, the first of many plastic items being banned in NSW this year.

Near majority of Amazon shareholders (48.9%) have approved an As You Sow proposal at the company’s annual meeting last week, which called for plans to cut plastic used for its packaging.

The Boomerang Alliance has welcomed the appointment of Tanya Plibersek as Australia's Environment Minister, but urges quick action in implementing key recycling and plastic pollution policies.

Aldi Australia has launched its inaugural Sustainability Progress Report, a review and update of its progress on initiatives that positively impact the environment and its customers.

Coles latest Together to Zero sustainability initiative is the launch of shopping bags made from marine waste and recycled plastic, reducing the need for virgin plastic.

In an Australian first, Visy has confirmed its ability to produce a 50 per cent recycled plastic milk bottle, an achievement which was featured on 9News this week.

Zero Co is asking Australians to join them in "untrashing the planet" by making small, incremental changes to daily routines, which amount to a massive impact on the plastic problem long-term.

During IPACK-IMA 2022, staged at Fiero Milano in Italy, the World Packaging Organisation launched the Waste Stream Mapping Guide that will roll out across 21 countries. PKN was in attendance.

Australian eco-packaging pioneer Hero Packaging has reached its global crowdfunding goals, with $1.5 million dollars already raised, to be used to scale up its North American operations.

National plastic reduction, recycling and reuse targets for 2025 will not be met unless the next Federal government acts to ensure its delivery, according to Boomerang Alliance.

Sustainable packaging enterprise BioPak partnered with food rescue organisation OzHarvest, supplying compostable packaging for the charity’s flagship Cook-Off fundraiser.

The Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) project has received a $48.2 million grant through the Australian government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI).

More polystyrene is being collected from the nation’s largest waterways than any other type of plastic, according to CVA, released ahead of the national government push to phase out its use by the end of the year.

Australian independent craft brewer, Bridge Road Brewers, will open the doors to a pop-up bar in Melbourne tomorrow (Friday), which is fitted out entirely from cardboard, most of it recycled.