Close the Loop has partnered with Myer to conduct an eight-week trial to recycle and reuse cosmetics packaging, with guidance provided by peak industry body Accord.

As coffee cups take the lead as Australia’s most common single-use plastic item in the country, WWF Australia and the Plastic Free Foundation are calling for an improved reusable coffee cup economy.

Swiss Bühler Group's solution will support Bulgarian start-up Cupffee to triple production volumes of its edible coffee cups, aiming to ultimately replace at least 1 per cent of disposable coffee cups globally. Nina Milanova is the ANZ distributor for Cupffee.

Ferrero Group says it's on track to meet sustainability goals, which includes progress towards targets on sourcing and packaging, as well as a switch to renewable energy across its manufacturing plants.

Global packaging film manufacturer Südpack has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) within the framework of its Net Zero activities, and signed the commitment letter.

More than $500m has gone back into the pockets of Queenslanders, with the government revealing that five billion containers have been refunded through the state's Containers for Change scheme.

Leadership on tackling plastic pollution got a boost at the UN Ocean Conference when 21 new governments announced they will join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

Sussan Group brand Sportsgirl has partnered with Australian retail packaging manufacturer PaperPak to launch paper carry bags across stores nationwide, the first of the Group's brands to do so.

The 2022 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year award was the most hotly contested category and recognised nine companies with gold awards across seven sub-categories.

McCormick is collaborating with packaging and plastics industry leader, Berry Global to help advance its commitment of achieving 100 per cent packaging that can be recycled, repurposed, or reused.

Australian food packaging manufacturer Confoil and BASF have developed DualPakECO – a certified compostable and dual ovenable food tray based on paper.

The decision by the Queensland government to ban all disposable plastic shopping bags has been welcomed by industry, with the Boomerang Alliance calling it a step up in the attack on polluting single-use plastic items.

The head of Australia’s largest vertically integrated soft plastics recycler says the plastic recycling industry has been gearing up to meet the challenge of the 1 July waste export ban.

Aldi Australia has released its 2021 Plastics and Packaging Progress Report, and found that well-intended Australians face more questions than answers when it comes to recycling.

Global packaging solutions company Sidel has pledged to halve its emissions by 2030 and confirmed that all its sites will be 100 per cent green energy-powered by the end of the year.

Kitchen bag brand Glad says it is playing its part in preventing plastic waste from entering oceans, partnering with Oceanworks to introduce its all-new 50 per cent ocean-bound plastic recycled garbage bags.