More than 800,000 soft plastic bread bags from thousands of Queensland households have been recycled into Polyrok, a new aggregate replacement in concrete.

Dow has been recognised as a Three Star winner for its environmentally sustainable packaging solution, the all-PE stand-up pouch.

Wonder will once again be “turning waste into wonderful” by kicking off the second year of its Recycling Rewards for Schools program, which is a fun and easy way to educate students about recycling.

CSIRO and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have launched a new $1.3 million partnership to work with Indonesia to tackle plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific.

A pledge by nations including Australia to establish a global treaty to end plastic pollution marks a major milestone, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia.

PKN speaks to founder of Biopak Richard Fine, who was named APCO’s Sustainability Champion for 2021 for his groundbreaking work addressing food packaging waste and food waste.

Global food and beverage company Kraft Heinz has agreed to set a goal to reduce total virgin plastic use, following the filing of a shareholder proposal and engagement with As You Sow.

Australia’s leak-proof underwear brand, Modibodi is partnering with Canopy and its ‘Pack4Good’ campaign, which will see closer scrutiny of its paper-based packaging supply chain.

Australian wine brand The Hidden Sea has achieved a major milestone, helping to remove 10 million plastic bottles from the oceans and bringing it closer to its ultimate goal to remove 1 billion by 2030.

Sandy Mayo, CMO at Accolade Wines, has welcomed HP's recent acquisition of Choose Packaging, which is partnering with the wine company in its biodegradable packaging pursuits.

AIP members were treated to a virtual tour of the Close the Loop facility to showcase its capabilities and its team, and to show the circular economy in action through its operations.

Amcor has unveiled a new high-barrier, recyclable and PVDC-free LifeSpan Performance Paper – the first product to be launched on the AmFiber global paper platform.

The importance of reuse and how businesses and users can benefit from reusable packaging models is the focus of Scaling Up Reusable Packaging, a new resource from APCO.

Rosnay Organic Wines has discontinued its use of plastic pallet wrap for local and global shipping, and moved to a Biogone landfill-biodegradable option instead.

Victorian startup Great Wrap has received an AMGC grant of more than $500,000, which will fund the commercialisation and manufacture of its certified compostable stretch wrap at a national scale.

Remondis Australia will be managing the logistics of a new product stewardship scheme for large plastic bag recycling, at a time when 40,000 garbage truck loads of large bags are going to landfill each year.