Packaging prowess: APCO 2024 award finalists announced

Tuesday, 27 August, 2024

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has announced the shortlisted finalists for the 2024 APCO Awards, recognising companies that have innovated within the sustainable packaging sector.

This year, in collaboration with the Banksia Foundation, a total of 55 organisations have been recognised for their achievements across eight different sustainable packaging categories.

This year’s awards build on APCO’s legacy with diverse categories such as a Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPGs) Implementation Award, Reuse Award, Recycled Content Award and more. Notably, APCO introduced the new Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) Excellence Award this year, recognising those that have excelled in implementing the ARL on their packaging.

Chris Foley, APCO CEO said: “These awards highlight the organisations who are paving the way for a stronger packaging future across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. We look forward to welcoming you all to our awards ceremony in November, where we will celebrate our winners.”

All winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, 21 November at Doltone House in Sydney.

The 2024 Our Packaging Future Award Finalists include:

ARL Excellence Award finalists:

Coles
La Casa Del Formaggio (LCDF Trading Pty Ltd)
Myer
Telstra
Woolworths

Education Award finalists:

Comsol
J&P Flexographics P/L
Reckitt Hygiene

Improved Recycling System Award finalists:

AB Food & Beverages Australia Pty Limited
Circular Plastics Australia (PET) — a joint venture between Pact Group, Cleanaway Waste Management, Asahi Beverages, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Henkel Australia Pty Ltd
Waste Recyclers Fiji Ltd
Pact Group
Hilton Foods
Woolworths

Recycled Content Award finalists:

Amcor Flexibles
Diageo Australia
Opal Packaging
Packamama
Sealed Air Australia
VERIX Pty Ltd

Reuse Award finalists:

Woolworths
CHEP Australia
DuluxGroup
Coles Group

Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPGs) Award finalists:

BioPak
Bunzl Australasia Ltd.
Chobani
Hanes Australasia

2024 Sustainability Champion Award finalists:

Brooke Percy, Amcor Flexibles, ANZ Systems and Integration Manager
Damian Smyth, Labelmakers Group, Group Environment and Sustainability Manager
Gary Smith, BioPak/ Compost Connect, CEO, Co-Founder
Hannah Mullen, Hanes Australasia, Sustainability Lead, Product & Packaging

APCO also has a series of awards dedicated to celebrating outstanding member reporting. These awards are not open for submissions; instead, APCO selects the nominees based on the quality of their reports.