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Protection Experts Australia 504 Oxygen Absorber

14 May, 2021

The 504 Oxygen Absorber is a multipurpose iron-based oxygen absorber.


Packaging manufacturer Detpak announces new partnership

11 May, 2021

Paper and board packaging manufacturer Detpak has partnered with US-based Eco-Products.


PepsiCo ANZ recyclable snack packaging and local program

03 May, 2021

Alongside committing to 100% recyclable packaging across its entire snack range, PepsiCo ANZ has launched a community waste program with Clean Up Australia.


Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025

21 April, 2021

Australian national environment ministers have agreed to phase out eight 'problematic and unnecessary' plastic product types by 2025.


Australasian Recycling Label Program welcomes 500th member

21 April, 2021

The growth comes after the Australian Government committed to work with the industry to apply the ARL on at least 80% of supermarket products by December 2023.


Smarties switches to recyclable paper packaging

14 April, 2021

While some Smarties packs sold in Australia are already in paper, the change sees all plastic packaging replaced with new recyclable packaging.


Students turn peanut waste into packaging

08 April, 2021

A student-led design that turns leftover peanut husks into packaging has won a global award for sustainable innovative packaging.


Mars and Danimer Scientific create biodegradable packaging

25 March, 2021

The initiative will be first rolled out through the Skittles brand to US consumers between late 2021 and early 2022.


Bookings open for AIP beverage packaging training course

23 March, 2021

The training course aims to provide the winning recipe in developing beverage packaging to lead in the marketplace.


Heineken developing low-carbon glass beer bottles

23 March, 2021

Heineken is collaborating with Glass Futures to develop low-carbon glass bottles and improve processes across the supply chain.


Corona's six-packs made from surplus barley straw

18 March, 2021

Corona is leveraging a sustainable technology that repurposes surplus barley straw to create a paper packaging solution for its six-packs of beer.


Nestlé launches bio-based lids and scoops

17 March, 2021

The bio-based lids and scoops, which are made mostly from renewable plastics, will feature in a range of its nutrition products for infants and children.


KitKat breaking apart Australia's waste challenge

16 March, 2021

Several companies have collaborated to create a KitKat wrapper made partially with recycled soft plastic content, in what is claimed as an Australian first.


ACCC gives Fair Go Dairy a fair go in Qld

15 March, 2021

The Fair Go Dairy logo conveys that the company is paying farmers a 'sustainable and fair farmgate price'.


Canned wine could disrupt wine market

09 March, 2021

GlobalData has predicted that canned wine could disrupt the on-the-go wine market in the UK as sustainability, health, wellness and moderation trends prevail.


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