The Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) scholarships were awarded to Jessca Ansell from O F Packaging and Tony Crowther from Lion Co.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is one of the loudest conversations happening right now in the world of packaging, and a recent webinar hosted by the WPO offered some clarification.

The provisional program is now available for the 2023 AIP Australasian Packaging Conference, which will be held on 28-29 March at the Crown Promenade Hotel in Melbourne, Victoria.

The Australian Institute of Packaging is heading to WA to support the state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, presenting at the Turning the Dial conference.

WPO's Global Packaging Design for Recycling Guide has now been expanded to also being translated into Arabic, Spanish and Czech.

PKN spoke to the leaders of four influential organisations, Mark Dingley of APPMA; Chris Foley of APCO; Nerida Kelton of AIP; and Pierre Pienaar of WPO, about what lies ahead for 2023.

The World Packaging Organisation will be running a free webinar on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs on 14 March at 9:30am CET (7:30pm AEDT).

FIAL has released its 2022 edition of its Celebrating Australian Food and Agribusiness Innovations book, the seventh in the series.

The FPLMA 2023 Packaging Forum and Awards Dinner Dance, slated for the beginning of March in Melbourne, is heading for strong participation from within the industry.

The Australasian Packaging Conference, organised by the Australian Institute of Packaging, will be held in person on 28-29 March at the Crown Promenade, Melbourne.

The AIP is partnering with a new campaign aimed at empowering small to medium-sized enterprises to start using the Australasian Recycling Label on their packaging.

Entries close on 25 January for the 2023 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards, which are co-ordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has paid tribute to Life Member and Fellow of the Institute, Ian Fletcher, who died tragically in a car accident on Phillip Island on Christmas Day.

In August this year, Chris Foley stepped into the CEO role at APCO, at a time when creating a roadmap for packaging circularity is crucial. PKN asks him about APCO’s progress and his plans.

The 2023 Australasian Packaging Innovation and Design awards program is open for entries until 25 January, with anticipation mounting to see which packaging designs will win these coveted awards.

Applications are now open for the annual ABA scholarship program for Australia and New Zealand, which is run in partnership with the AIP.