A fire in a machine processing medical waste at Dandenong South has cost the company running it nearly $55,000 for breaching a licence condition from EPA Victoria. EPA charged Cleanaway Daniels
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Masterfoods trial new packaging on iconic tomato sauce packs
MasterFoods has announced a trial of new paper-based packaging for its MasterFoods Squeeze-On Tomato Sauce packs, which can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling.
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Myer win big at APCO packaging awards
Sustainable packaging, leadership and innovation were celebrated at the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) Annual Awards ceremony. Myer took home the ARL Excellence Award, recognised
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Packaging targets will not be met – here’s why
In 2018 the Australian Government established the 2025 National Packaging Targets. The four targets to be achieved by 2025 were:
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Visy commissions glass furnace in Western Sydney
Visy has commissioned an energy-efficient glass furnace at its recycling and remanufacturing facility in Sydney. The $150 million state-of-the-art investment in Penrith – which was officially opened
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BioPak launches PHA compostable packaging
Packaging specialist BioPak has launched of its PHA range, an innovation that is set to revolutionise the home-compostable cup industry.
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Applications open for 2024 APCO annual awards
Entries are now open for the 2024 Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) annual awards.
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Why the National Waste Action Plan targets won’t be met
On current trends we have no chance of achieving the National Waste Action Plan targets of 80 per cent diversion from landfill (Figure 1), 50 per cent recovery of organics and a 10 per cent reduction in per capita waste generation, all by 2030.
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CSIRO to help fix India’s waste plastic problem
Currently, only 8 per cent of plastic in India gets recycled with the rest either mismanaged, incinerated, or dumped. A new circular economy roadmap led by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, aims to fix that.
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Coles and Woolworths have met their obligations – so far
Coles and Woolworths have met their immediate obligations under the Clean-up Notices issued by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) with more than 5000 tonnes of soft plastics moved to safe storage.
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