Mechanical 'stomach' digests food waste in Melbourne
14 August, 2018The City of Melbourne is using the ORCA aerobic digestion system, which prevents food going to landfill by turning food scraps into wastewater.
Just Eat trials seaweed-based compostable ketchup sachets
25 July, 2018The six-week trial of Ooho! seaweed-based sauce sachets is part of efforts to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the UK, especially from takeaways.
ALDI joins How2Recycle
11 July, 2018ALDI US has committed to providing consistent and transparent on-package recycling information on its exclusive brand products.
Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo
26 June, 2018Registrations are now open for the ninth annual Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) taking place on 29–30 August at ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Who isn't meeting their sustainable packaging obligations?
26 June, 2018A Brand Audit is one of APCO's core initiatives designed to ensure businesses of all sizes are meeting their sustainable packaging obligations.
Redistributing excess food — there's an app for that
25 June, 2018A newly developed smartphone app helps food businesses connect with charities that redistribute excess food.
German food company uses plant-based carton for organic milk
18 June, 2018 | Supplied by: Visy Technology SystemsArla Foods has highlighted its commitment to sustainability by choosing the first aseptic carton pack to be 100% linked to plant-based renewable material.
DuPont Nutrition & Health announces sustainable seaweed program
14 June, 2018The program encourages the industry to adopt more sustainable seaweed harvesting and cultivating practices.
The true role of packaging in minimising food waste
06 June, 2018 by Prof Pierre Pienaar*The commodities that one would expect go to waste most easily — meat and dairy — have the lowest percentage waste. Why is this?
Coles cracks down on plastic packaging and waste
05 June, 2018 by Nichola MurphyColes has announced 10 commitments regarding food waste, packaging and recycling, including reducing plastic wrapping on fruit and vegetables.
Going plastic-free
16 May, 2018 by Robert Glass, Global Food and Beverage Communications Manager, ABBA Dutch supermarket has opened the world’s first plastic-free food aisle and it is likely that more supermarkets will follow this trend; so what are the alternatives to plastic food packaging?
AIP's food waste training course offered in Thailand
14 May, 2018The AIP's half-day training course entitled 'The Role of Packaging in Minimising Food Waste' is being run in Thailand on 14 June.
Importing food has hidden environmental costs
09 May, 2018A study found that importing food can be equally as damaging to the domestic environment as exporting food.
Fonterra reduces Brightwater emissions by 25%
09 May, 2018 | Supplied by: FonterraThe coal boiler at Fonterra's Brightwater dairy factory is about to get an upgrade, adding capacity to burn wood biomass to generate steam.
