More than 80 primary schools across Australia have been recognised by Coles for their sustainability in the schoolyard, as the retailer celebrates its 10-year partnership with soft plastics recycling initiative REDcycle.

Important insights on the value of recycled content and the challenges associated with its application in packaging, were delivered in presentations from Pact NZ, Colgate-Palmolive, and Wellman Packaging.

Wonder is the latest bread brand to boost its sustainability credentials, announcing on pack the 100 per cent recyclability and 25 per cent reduced plastic content of its bread bags.

APP Sinar Mas’ new coating machine at its Indah Kiat Serang mill is now operational, increasing Foopak Bio Natura production to over 60,000 metric tons a year.

Australian roaster Grinders Coffee has teamed up with Jet Technologies to create recyclable packaging to meet requirements for RED Group’s REDcycle initiative.

Better Packaging Co. has launched Spot On, a compostable mailing bag printed with a multi-colour design, with the first variant in leopard print to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered Amur leopard.

The Ferrero Group has published its 12th Sustainability Report, updating on its progress towards its sustainability goals.

Queensland is set to scale up its waste recycling infrastructure with an $80 million combined investment to transform and grow the state’s waste and recycling industries.

APCO has published its Recycled Content Guide, a practical new resource to support Australian organisations to use more recycled content in their packaging.

Engineering researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a new smart robot that uses AI to identify and sort soft plastic waste material in the recycling stream.

Homegrown carbon tech company, Trace, is working with Grounded Packaging, Replated and RecycleSmart, to measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprint and track their impact over time.

Joanne Howarth, CEO of Planet Protector Packaging and CEO of APCO, Brooke Donnelly appeared on a recent ABC News segment covering the phasing out of expanded polystyrene.

Nestle Purina Australia will be making changes to the packaging for its pet accessories and health and hygiene product range, removing 16.7 tonnes of non-recyclable or unnecessary plastic each year.

Gold Coast shopping, dining and entertainment destination, Robina Town Centre, has partnered with Container Exchange to launch a new drink container recycling initiative.

More than 100 businesses in the global packaging value chain, together with over 50 other organisations, have publicly announced their support for the adoption of EPR.

In the latest step on its journey to make its products more sustainable, the Lego Group recently unveiled a prototype Lego brick made from recycled plastic.