Australia is standing on a “wasted opportunity”, says UNSW Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, calling for a radical reimagining of waste not as a burden to be managed, but as a valuable feedstock for local manufacturing, jobs, and innovation.

In the wake of the release of a white paper on pressure-sensitive labels, PKN asked Pankaj Bhardwaj of Avery Dennison Materials Group what the findings reveal about the packaging industry’s progress towards circularity.

Sustainability Victoria is marking two decades as the state’s lead agency for waste reduction, recycling, and emissions management, supporting sustainability projects and industry innovation.

Pact Packaging New Zealand has been named on the NEXT List for the 2025 Sustainable Business Awards in the Transformative Leadership category.

​​Amcor’s CleanStream recycling technology has been recognised with a Luxe Pack Green Award in the CSR Initiative category at Luxe Pack in Monaco.

The upcoming Circular Economy Symposium, themed Messaging Sustainability in a Circular Economy, will bring together government leaders, regulators, industry experts and communication specialists to examine environmental claims.

Sustainability Victoria has launched the Market Accelerator program, offering grants to help businesses bring recycled material innovations to market.

Monash University researchers have developed natural plastic films made from food waste sugars that could offer compostable alternatives to petroleum-based packaging.

Global reuse platform Loop’s partnership with Carrefour has established reuse at commercial scale in France, proving the model can work across categories. Can Australian retailers follow suit?

New Zealand supermarket retailer New World has started trialling a Bonson Packaging's returnable container system in two of its stores, in a bid to reduce single-use packaging and landfill waste.

Samsara Eco has appointed Dr Lars Kissau as GM Asia to lead the company’s regional expansion and oversee the build of its first 20,000T commercial nylon 6,6 plant, scheduled to open in 2028.

Queensland’s first solar-powered reverse vending machine with integrated cash payout system has opened, providing a new option for container refunds under the state’s Containers for Change scheme.

With sustainability now a baseline expectation, fibre-based packaging is setting the pace, offering the strength, versatility and appeal needed to replace traditional plastic formats. PKN takes a closer look at Detpak’s role in this advancement.

PKN sat down with Dr Elissa Foster, head of Sustainability at purpose-led toilet paper brand Who Gives A Crap, to find out more about the strategy behind the company’s packaging choices.

Our Haven Wildlife Shelter in Stradbroke, Victoria, will receive $10,000 through CDS Vic, with the funding going towards the caring for injured and orphaned animals.

Amcor has worked with British crisp brand Burts to introduce packaging containing 55 per cent post-consumer recycled materials, produced using Amcor’s AmFiniti solution.