Schwarzkopf Australia has entered an exclusive partnership with TerraCycle to ensure all its retail hair care, hair colour and hair styling products and packaging nationwide are recyclable.

APCO has appointed its board of directors for 2021, comprising industry leaders spanning the waste and recycling, packaging, food and beverage, and sustainability sectors.

The Victorian government has launched a $7m Circular Economy Business Innovation Centre, that it says will fast-track the state’s “recycling revolution”.

Sustainable packaging innovation, commitment and ingenuity were celebrated today when APCO hosted its Annual Awards ceremony. More than 20 awards were presented, with LyondellBasell taking out the coveted top prize.

VIDEO: PKN publisher Lindy Hughson sits down with Meredith Epp, industry partnership manager at APCO, as she announces the Industry Sector winners in the annual APCO Awards.

Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published a new report outlining challenges and opportunities for government procurement of recycled material.

Custom packaging business Pakko has been named as a finalist in the MyBusiness Awards for Start-up Business of the Year.

Coles has opened a new in-store refill station in a Sydney store, which features bottles made from recycled and sugarcane plastic, to help minimise packaging waste.

The world’s biggest consumer packaging business Amcor is raising its profits guidance on the back of stay-at-home consumption during Covid.

Industry analysts Smithers says long-term trends will support future growth in demand for packaging over the next 10 years, yielding a total global market value of US$1.13 trillion in 2030, up from US$860bn this year.

APCO has announced the successful finalists for its 2020 Annual Awards. This year, 45 organisations have been recognised for their sustainable packaging innovation and leadership.

Planet Protector Packaging has won the inaugural Ocean Impact Pitchfest as it looks to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goal Number 14: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.

KitKat is temporarily replacing the logo on its four-finger milk chocolate bar pack as part of a new campaign to encourage and educate Australians on how to recycle soft plastics correctly.

Food processing and packaging systems specialist tna is launching a virtual platform, tna connects as a go-to destination for insight, innovation and inspiration.

PKN talks packaging exhibitions and the impact of COVID-19, with Mark Dingley, chairman of the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), the owner of AUSPACK.

Understanding the interventions that can be taken to convert customers, sustainability, passion, and purpose for packaging led this week's discussion at the 2020 Women in Packaging forum.