The world’s first reusable coffee cup exchange program, Our Kinds, has begun a national rollout following its successful pilot program in WA, with its first Sydney café now in operation.

In celebration of International Beer Day, Australian brewery, Coopers, has unveiled a brand-new look for its portfolio of naturally conditioned ales and stouts, which were designed by Cowan.

Authentic kombucha brand Mojo has launched its Scrumptious Summer Berry and Perky Peach flavours into Woolworths nationwide, available in ready-to-drink bespoke glass bottles supplied by Orora.

The inaugural Australian Organic conference in Brisbane held discussions on a new educational campaign for the Australasian Recycling Label and innovations in packaging for the wine industry.

Western Australia has reached a new recycling milestone by saving 1.5 billion 10c containers from landfill through the Containers for Change deposit scheme.

A new pilot program by Pernod Ricard will see a QR code featured on all its brands in Europe to provide consumers with product information and promote responsible drinking.

Yes You Can has created a can-inspired advent calendar to celebrate Dry July, with packaging is made from E-flute and B-flute, and printed with environmentally-friendly EcoPure HPJ soy inks.

Diversey, provider of sustainable solutions for cleaning and hygiene products, is tackling the glass bottles shortage by developing a system to make recycling and reuse better and more sustainable.

The Beverage Packaging Design of the Year award recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and/or materials, within all drinks sectors. This year, Synlait won gold.

Riot Wine Co is reinventing the way Australians drink wine with founder Tom O’Donnell challenging the belief that quality wine comes from a bottle, through reinventing draught and canned beverages.

Opal, in partnership with Dan Murphy’s, has designed and created an Australian-made, 100 per cent recycled and recyclable wine box for the Dan Picked wine delivery subscription service.

Amcor Rigid Packaging has launched its PowerPost next-generation technology, which delivers a lighter and more sustainable bottle, on top of providing a better consumer experience.

Orora has succeeded in its grant application to support the planned construction of an oxygen-fuelled furnace at its glass manufacturing plant in Gawler, SA, receiving $12.5m under the MMI.

Australia's OFS and US-based The 5th Ingredient have signed a first-of-its-kind craft brewing partnership to help the companies expand in each other’s home markets.

In response to growth in demand for cans from craft beer and other beverage segments, Orora is investing $85 million to increase the can body production capacity at its Revesby, NSW site.

Australia’s largest wine company, Accolade Wines, has revealed a growing trend in the local market towards environmentally-friendly packaging, which it believes is transforming the global wine industry.