Engineering researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a new smart robot that uses AI to identify and sort soft plastic waste material in the recycling stream.

Homegrown carbon tech company, Trace, is working with Grounded Packaging, Replated and RecycleSmart, to measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprint and track their impact over time.

Joanne Howarth, CEO of Planet Protector Packaging and CEO of APCO, Brooke Donnelly appeared on a recent ABC News segment covering the phasing out of expanded polystyrene.

Nestle Purina Australia will be making changes to the packaging for its pet accessories and health and hygiene product range, removing 16.7 tonnes of non-recyclable or unnecessary plastic each year.

Gold Coast shopping, dining and entertainment destination, Robina Town Centre, has partnered with Container Exchange to launch a new drink container recycling initiative.

More than 100 businesses in the global packaging value chain, together with over 50 other organisations, have publicly announced their support for the adoption of EPR.

In the latest step on its journey to make its products more sustainable, the Lego Group recently unveiled a prototype Lego brick made from recycled plastic.

Heinz has upped its sustainability credentials with the introduction of 100 per cent recyclable caps for its squeezy sauce bottles, potentially diverting one billion caps away from landfill.

Supermarket giant Woolworths has just published a list of problematic and preferred packaging materials for its suppliers to refer to, based on a traffic-light system of red, amber and green.

This Plastic Free July, packaging manufacturer Detpak has announced a partnership with Hallmark, which will see coffee cups recycled into gift wrap.

Australia’s pioneering salad manufacturer One Harvest has aligned with the ANZPAC Plastics Pact and committed to making all of its plastic packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.

A new Australian owned and made plant-based soap brand, Keeper Clean, is pitched as a luxurious, chemical-free product in packaging that is either compostable or recyclable, and almost completely plastic-free.

In yet another coup for Planet Protector Packaging, the company’s flagship Woolpack product has achieved top honours in the WEConnect International Rise to the Challenge awards. And as its star continues to rise, Planet Protector has just added nine new companies to its fast growing client list.

As PP faces an 'existential crisis', multinational brand owner Unilever has joined Nextek’s global project NEXTLOOPP, which aims to create food-grade recycled polypropylene (rPP) from post-consumer packaging waste.

Planet Protector Packaging, manufacturer of Woolpack, opened its doors to AIP members for a virtual tour of its ANZ manufacturing plants.

Joe Cook, vice-president of sustainable packaging provider Delta Global, warns that the spike in single-use plastics during the pandemic should not excuse businesses from their sustainability obligations.