Food firms win big in APCO Packaging Awards
Kellogg’s, Coles, Nestlé, BioPak and Amcor were among the 22 winners of this year’s Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s awards.
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How green is HelloFresh’s vast new distribution-production complex?
Next month, the world’s largest meal-kit company is opening a new 25,500sqm manufacturing and distribution complex near Melbourne. Reportedly the largest such facility in Australia, the new ‘Tuckerbox’ will exemplify sustainability.
Sustainable Aussie food and beverage packaging big winners at WorldStar 21
Sustainable food and beverage packaging innovations have netted Australian firms a swag of accolades at the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards 2021.
New federal legislation urges Australian business to reduce, re-use and recycle
The Australian Government introduced game-changing waste management legislation into Parliament this week with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020.
Supporting waste-to-value solutions to foster sustainable growth
Established in 2019, NSW Circular is helping the state transition to a circular economy, in which waste problems are transformed into sustainable, value-adding solutions.
A bin-full of new solutions for cutting food waste
These days, there are as many smart solutions for cutting food waste as there are sources of it – and they extend from paddock to plate to (compost) bin.
Banana waste to biodegradable bags
UNSW researchers have found a novel way to turn banana-crop waste – mainly, the cellulose-rich stems of felled banana plants – into recyclable, biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags, solving two industrial-waste problems in one fell swoop.