SugarWrap is developing kitchen solutions for Australian households with its bio-PE renewable products made from sugarcane waste, including its new 100 per cent compostable clingwrap.

Packaging and bottling machine manufacturer Krones won in the Sustainability category in the German Packaging Awards 2020 for a beverage bottle designed for recycling.

Amcor has joined the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0, which brings together more than 85 companies and organisations across the packaging value chain.

Nestlé and iQ Renew are starting a trial that will see soft plastics collected through kerbside recycling. It will start with 2000 households on the NSW Central Coast.

Manufacturers are boosting their recycling efforts, and to support this Bonfiglioli offers a wide range of solutions for recycling processing and machinery.

Australian wine brand The Hidden Sea has joined the fight against ocean plastics through a partnership with ReSea Project, committing to help remove one billion plastic bottles from the world’s oceans by 2030

An independent national audit of recycling information on consumer products and packaging reveals what the ACOR said is “confusing for consumers and does not support better recycling”.

A new WWF report found that phasing out most types of disposable plastic foodware and containers – in addition other plastics – would help halve Australia's plastics pollution.

AORA, the national voice of the organics recycling industry, believes Plastic Wars, featured on Four Corners, contains valuable lessons for Australia in better managing its waste and recycling tasks.

Martogg, Trendpac, and Aldi have teamed up to put more Australian-made rPET on supermarket shelves.

The APCO has released the August schedule for its Weekly Community Webinar series. The series has proved popular, with more than 3000 people attending past webinars.

The third webinar in a five-part global series will discuss how Covid-19 is impacting the packaging industry in relation to sustainable packaging and global recycling targets.

Together with Austrian packaging expert ALPLA, KHS Group has developed a returnable PET container that weighs a mere 55 grams, with a recyclate content of 35 per cent.

Amazon is introducing new eco-friendly boxes as part of its ‘Less packaging, more smiles’ initiative, offering customers fun ways to repurpose the packaging, such as making box forts and cat condos.

Packaging tube designer and manufacturer Impact International won the Sustainability Award for the second time in a row at the National Print Awards.

New recommendations in the UK allow paperboard packaging to contain up to 15 per cent plastic and still be considered recyclable. using such materials can lessen climate impacts.