The AIP becomes the official Supporting Association of ANZPAC Plastics Pact and will be working closely with businesses, governments and NGOs to move towards a circular economy for plastics.

Impact international has flicked the switch and turned on its upgraded 400kW solar farm, adding some 150 more solar panels to the roof of its factory in Western Sydney.

A Ramboll LCA study has revealed the real environmental impact of single-use packaging versus reusable tableware, finding significant advantages with paper-based single-use products.

deStar partners with PulPac to develop and manufacture fiber-based, single-use food packaging products and equipment for the airline and food service industries.

SA has become the first state to prohibit the sale, supply, or distribution of all single-use plastic products across the state.

Thanks to new tech by Pact Group, around 570 tonnes of plastic materials, including milk bottles and soft plastics, will be transformed into a recycled noise wall for Victoria’s Mordialloc Freeway.

Smithers has released a report delving into the issue of developing new ways to deal with the increasing use of single-use plastics over the coming years.

The NSW CDS has achieved several new milestones, which reflect the strong environmental outcomes and high levels of community support for the scheme.

Ecolean’s emissions reduction targets have been approved by the SBTi, which means they are aligned with what’s needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

CCA has announced 10 sustainability objectives in its 2020-2040 Sustainability Ambitions to make a positive contribution to the communities and markets in which it operates.

The Andrews government is investing $4.4m to create everyday products from reusable waste with a new round of recycling infrastructure grants.

Coles will give millions of soft plastics a new lease of life thanks to new recycling technology researched and developed in partnership with RMIT University and recycling organisations Replas and RED Group.

Among the impressive crop of finalists for the Banksia Sustainability Awards are some notable names in the packaging space, with BioPak and the ARL receiving nods for their work in this space.

One business pulling out all the stops to deliver a plastics solution is Advanced Circular Polymers (ACP), which runs the country’s largest polymer identification and flake manufacturing plant in Somerton, Victoria.

Plastic product manufacturing brings environmental concerns, but advanced materials and production processes have become the artist’s medium for sustainable innovation in plastic, writes Dr Gary White of Caps & Closures.