A new WWF report found that phasing out most types of disposable plastic foodware and containers – in addition other plastics – would help halve Australia's plastics pollution.

AORA, the national voice of the organics recycling industry, believes Plastic Wars, featured on Four Corners, contains valuable lessons for Australia in better managing its waste and recycling tasks.

Martogg, Trendpac, and Aldi have teamed up to put more Australian-made rPET on supermarket shelves.

The APCO has released the August schedule for its Weekly Community Webinar series. The series has proved popular, with more than 3000 people attending past webinars.

The third webinar in a five-part global series will discuss how Covid-19 is impacting the packaging industry in relation to sustainable packaging and global recycling targets.

Together with Austrian packaging expert ALPLA, KHS Group has developed a returnable PET container that weighs a mere 55 grams, with a recyclate content of 35 per cent.

Amazon is introducing new eco-friendly boxes as part of its ‘Less packaging, more smiles’ initiative, offering customers fun ways to repurpose the packaging, such as making box forts and cat condos.

Packaging tube designer and manufacturer Impact International won the Sustainability Award for the second time in a row at the National Print Awards.

New recommendations in the UK allow paperboard packaging to contain up to 15 per cent plastic and still be considered recyclable. using such materials can lessen climate impacts.

Consumer beauty brand Garnier said it aims to use no virgin plastic in any of its packaging by 2025, and, by that year, make all its packaging reusable, recyclable, or compostable.

Pact Group and others have welcomed Monday’s announcement from the Australian government that it would commit $190m to a new recycling modernisation fund for Australia.

Coles and sustainability partner REDcycle have diverted more than one billion pieces of soft plastic from landfill, the supermarket group announced.

Australia’s leading operator of container refund points Return-It has announced Alby Taylor as its new CEO.

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has released the July schedule for its weekly community webinar series and published a toolkit to mark Plastic Free July.

Ecolean’s 2019 sustainability report highlighted the company’s use of 81 per cent renewable electricity at production and manufacturing sites and set more ambitious goals.

Tetra Pak aims to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2030 and aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the entire value chain by 2050.