Amcor orders certified-circular polymers for packaging
19 April, 2023Amcor has placed its first commercial order of certified-circular polymers for use in packaging for the Australian and New Zealand market.
Recyclable hotmelt adhesive launched
19 April, 2023Dow and Avery Dennison have developed a hotmelt label adhesive solution enabling polyolefin filmic labels and PP/PE packaging to be recycled in one stream.
Mars Wrigley to invest further in paper packaging
17 April, 2023Mars Wrigley Australia has announced that it will be investing a further $28.8 million in its Ballarat factory, building on the $67 million invested since 2021.
Global sustainable packaging paper released
17 April, 2023The World Packaging Organisation has released a sustainability perspectives paper, bringing together the views of 21 countries on issues related to packaging.
PepsiCo companies move towards sustainable packaging
13 April, 2023Frito-Lay and Quaker have announced the opening of a Greenhouse Learning Centre that will be used to test, measure and analyse compostable packaging.
EU encouraged to make compostable coffee capsules mandatory
05 April, 2023European Bioplastics has called on the EU Parliament and Council to make single-serve coffee units mandatorily compostable.
Meat packaging pads to absorb moisture and delay oxidation
04 April, 2023Researchers have developed a meat packaging padding concept made from a seafood by-product that absorbs moisture and also delays meat oxidation.
ACCC grants interim authorisation for soft plastics recycling solution
03 April, 2023The ACCC has proposed a conditional 12-month period to allow major supermarkets to continue collaborating on a short-term solution to manage soft plastics.
Refillable Milo vending machines being trialled
14 March, 2023As part of its sustainability efforts, Nestlé is piloting refillable vending machines for Milo and Koko Krunch in a four-to-six-month trial in Indonesia.
AFGC welcomes future of soft plastics recycling
14 March, 2023The AFGC has welcomed the Soft Plastics Taskforce's recognition of the National Plastics Recycling Scheme as the model for the future of soft plastics recycling.
A wrap about confectionery
24 February, 2023Some of the latest processing and packaging developments for the confectionery industry are discussed as the interpack event draws near.
Caspak launches lidding film for mono layer semirigid trays
21 February, 2023The packaging manufacturer has developed a PVDC-free, eco-friendly PET Top Web that seals to thermoformable PET films or pre-formed mono layer semirigid trays.
Beverage carton recycling facility opens in Sydney
21 February, 2023The $5.5m facility has been set up by saveBOARD, with help from Tetra Pak and others, to recycle used beverage cartons into sustainable construction material.
Shellac-based coating for sustainable packaging
08 February, 2023Researchers have developed a shellac-based coating that may improve the gas barrier properties of a sustainably sourced packaging material.
Edible packaging: alternative film for frozen fish
03 February, 2023The SeaFilm food packaging project in the EU is developing an edible substitute for single-use plastic film for frozen fish.
