Frozen food brand, Birds Eye, has teamed up with waste reduction group, RED Group, in an Australian first nationwide recycling scheme.
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Up to half the world’s food wasted: report
Inadequate storage facilities, strict sell-by dates, bulk buying offers and fussy consumers are to blame for as much as 50 percent of the world's food ending up as waste, a new report has found.
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Sustainable structure sees Chep move with the times
Here, Phillip Austin, president of CHEP Australia and NZ explains how its equipment is contributing to a more environmentally sustainable supply chain.
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Tassal breaks new ground with BAP certification
Tassal has become Australia's first salmon producer to achieve full Best Aquaculture Practices certification at farm level.
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New report clears the waters on seafood sustainability
A landmark new national Australian fishing stock report shows that the majority of Australian fisheries are healthy and well managed.
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Is shrink-wrap on a cucumber really mindless waste?
Veterans of the packaging industry have debunked the myths and misconceptions about packaging in a new book, which aims to show why wrapping isn’t just a marketing tool.
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FSC-labelled packaging gains momentum worldwide: Tetra Pak
Food packaging and processing company, Tetra Pak, has announced that this year, more than 20 billion of its packages around the world have donned the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label.
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Robern Menz goes green with $1.1m upgrade
Confectioner Robern Menz is using what's close to a $500,000 government grant to embrace green technologies at its production facility in Glynde, Adelaide.
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John West orders Greenpeace video off YouTube
The dispute between Greenpeace and John West continues to gain momentum, with the environmental campaign group accusing the tuna company of “censorship” after it was forced to remove a video from YouTube.
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John West hits back over place on Greenpeace sustainable tuna list
John West tuna owner Simplot has responded to its negative listing on the Greenpeace canned tuna guide 2012, saying it “has been working towards improving the sustainability of John West’s products for many years.”
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Aussies confused about sustainable seafood
While most Australians will say they are environmentally aware and want to improve sustainability, new research has found it is not often a factor considered when purchasing decisions are made.
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Packaging-free grocery store opens in Austin, Texas
With excessive packaging increasingly coming under fire, is it any wonder that one ingenious store decided to do away with it altogether?
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U.N. Food Chief: G20 must act on worries around rising food prices
The head of the U.N.’s food agency has called on the Group of 20 nations to coordinate action and address rising global food prices as concerns grow that we are headed towards another food crisis.
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Carbon farming: a solution to global land degradation and poverty?
Fragile land is the main challenge facing environmental sustainability and poverty eradication in the developing world. But a solution could come from Australia: carbon farming.
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Katter criticises National Food Plan, Coles returns fire
Bob Katter’s criticism of the National Food Plan (NFP) has been slammed by Coles, but many of his suggestions would drastically improve the current food industry if they were implemented.
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Govt outlines plans to improve food industry
A new government report has defended foreign investment in prime Australian agricultural land, and argued that the only way forward for the country is to embrace the rising Asian middle class.
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Brumby’s apologises for telling outlets to blame price rises on carbon tax
National bakery chain, Brumby’s, has issues an apology, after internal documents were leaked to the media, showing the company instructed outlets to significantly raise prices of products and blame the carbon tax.
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Packaging receives Halal certification
An Australian developer and manufacturer of sustainable plastics and packaging has received Halal certification for a new range of resins.
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Coal seam gas is coming to Victoria, and we’re nowhere near ready
Coal seam gas mining is rapidly expanding beyond the eastern basin states. The Inquiry into Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria recommends the Victorian Government establish a process to consult stakeholders about the future development of goal seam gas. But Victoria’s laws simply aren’t ready for this new form of mining.
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Farmers to receive up to $15 000 for sustainable projects
A joint project between Landcare Australia and Woolworths will award up to $15 000 for individual farms or organisations to support projects improving water use, the carbon footprint of farming or nutrient management.
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