Nestlé and Australian recycler iQ Renew have announced a trial which aims to see soft plastics collected from over 100,000 homes through kerbside recycling and diverted from landfill.
With increasing
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Bans are effective, but not the endgame in solving the plastic problem
Plastic is an incredible material. It can be airtight and watertight, moulded to any shape, clear or coloured, shock-resistant, lightweight, and is chemically stable. Unfortunately, these last two features
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Unilever announces new commitments for packaging waste
Unilever has announced that by 2025 it will eliminate more than 100,000 tonnes of plastic packaging and collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells.
The company, owner of brands including
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Coles increases recycling of soft plastics by 32 per cent
Shoppers recycled enough pieces of plastic to go around the world one and half times at Coles last year, representing a 32 per cent increase on the previous year.
Revealed in Coles’ Sustainability
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Redesigning packaging with reduce, reuse, recycle in mind
As a consumer, you might have heard about the “Waste Hierarchy” and the 5Rs. From a consumer perspective they are:
• Refuse – do not purchase unwanted items.
• Reduce – eliminate
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• Refuse – do not purchase unwanted items.
• Reduce – eliminate
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Recyclable packaging film for fresh and processed food
Flexible food packaging has traditionally presented brand owners with a choice – either extract the maximum performance parameters or make it fully recyclable. Achieving both goals at once has been almost
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Federal Government commits $3 million to support APCO recycling projects
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) and Planet Ark Environmental Foundation (PAEF) are pleased to confirm the Federal Government has today committed $3m to support four new recycling
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New glass technology to replace straws?
The very first plastic straw you ever used will be on the planet long after you’re not. Australians use over 10 million straws a day, which now feature in the top 10 of all ocean pollutants, yet they
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Preventing a global recycling Armageddon
Barry Cosier, director of sustainability for the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) tells Food & Beverage Industry News why there needs to be a rethink on how Australia recycles.
It
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Queensland sees 17 million containers returned in recycling program
Queensland’s container refund scheme, Containers for Change, has been in effect for just over two weeks, after starting in early November, and figures are showing more and more Queenslanders are embracing
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Recycling program turns takeaway cups into kerbs
A new recycling solution taking shape in New South Wales is turning coffee cups into kerbs.
Simply Cups aims to recycle 11 million coffee cups into benches and parking kerbs with help from the NSW circulate
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Compostable packaging and data management solutions feature at waste expo
Food industry professionals had a chance to share ideas on data management solutions and sustainable packaging at the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE).
The expo, held on the 29th and 30th of
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Nestlé will use Australian Recycling Label on all Australian-made products
Nestlé Australia is committing to introduce the Australian Recycling Label across all of its locally made products, by 2020, to help consumers recycle their packaging correctly.
Nestlé has started to
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Queenslanders to receive refund for recycling drink containers
From the 1st of November, Queenslanders will receive a refund for recycling drink containers.
The Queensland government’s container refund scheme will see people getting 10 cents back for recycling
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Coles switches to recyclable and renewable meat packaging
Coles is introducing meat packaging made entirely from a combination of recycled and renewable material.
The new packaging will be used for a wide range of its Coles brand fresh meat and poultry products.
Coles
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Sodexo Australia saves tonnes of food from going to waste
Sodexo Australia will divert tonnes of quality surplus food each year that might otherwise have gone to waste.
Sodexo will save more than 9920kg of surplus food, in a new partnership with online surplus
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Recycling crisis has employers eyeing sustainability skills
Future university graduates could be the key to solving Australia’s recycling crisis if they hone their skills in sustainability, resource efficiency and waste management.
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Report into impact of China recycling ban released
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has released the Market Impact Assessment Report, a new study defining the impact of China’s National Sword policy.
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Calls for ‘latte levy’ in the UK
British members of parliament have argued for the establishment of a ‘latte levy’ to reduce disposable coffee cup waste and help fund recycling.
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Global green packaging market to reach US$207,543m by 2022
The global green packaging market generated revenue of US$132,556 million in 2015, and is expected to reach US$207,543 million by 2022, according to a new report.
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