BioPak has appointed Saxon Wright as chief sustainability officer, a newly created role focused on leading the company’s sustainability strategy.

Cleanaway’s Kemps Creek facility is providing testing and analysis to support the development of soft plastics recycling in Australia, as part of the Cycleback Plastics joint initiative with Viva Energy Australia.

From World Cup collectables hidden inside Coca-Cola labels to Sonoco’s microwaveable metal bowls challenging plastic’s dominance in ready meals, the June Packaging Innovation Edit explores five global developments advancing packaging design, functionality, and circularity.

The World Packaging Organisation has released a new round of WorldStar award-winning Best Practice case studies on packaging design across sustainability, food waste reduction and accessibility.

The World Packaging Organisation has released its 2025 Sustainability Country Perspectives report, outlining global efforts and challenges in packaging sustainability and waste management.

Australia’s first national standard for recycling facilities has been introduced, establishing a framework for independently assessing site-level performance across the sector.

Amcor has secured RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification across a range of flexible packaging manufactured at its UK sites, covering materials that incorporate PCR plastic.

A new Return and Earn depot in Ballina is set up to process large volumes, with the facility able to handle up to 100 containers a minute, and designed for returns of 500 or more containers at a time.

A reusable cup trial in Port Douglas has kept more than 10,000 single-use cups and lids out of landfill in its first year, in the first initiative of its kind in Queensland. The project was introduced in June 2025.

A new resource recovery and circular economy expo, LOOP Queensland 2027, is set to connect industry, government and technology providers as preparations for Brisbane 2032 gather pace.

NSW Environment Protection Authority has issued Compliance Notices to Woolworths Group and H2coco after finding banned plastic straws attached to two beverage products.

Amcor is opening a global call for startups to take part in its Amcor Lift-Off: Rigids challenge, focusing on solutions in rigid packaging and related systems.

The Australasian Institute of Packaging will deliver an expanded packaging-focused program at foodpro 2026, following a new partnership for the event in Melbourne from 26–29 July.

The entrepreneur behind frank green, Benjamin Young, has a new venture. No Wrap sets out to replace single-use plastic pallet wrap with a modular system of brackets and straps that fit existing pallets.

Result Group will present EcoMark Natural Branding, QR-enabled traceability and the ATGA Plug-and-Play platform at the upcoming Hort Connections 2026.