Tag: Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation

APCO opens applications for 2023 awards

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has officially opened applications for the 2023 APCO Annual Awards. As Australia’s annual celebration of sustainable packaging leadership, APCO’s Annual Awards recognise businesses and sustainability professionals that...

Pledge to make packaging sustainable

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has launched the Recycled Material’s Pledge. Designed to drive a greater uptake of recycled materials in packaging, the Recycled Material’s Pledge aims to challenge major brands to...

Call for more recycling info

Two thirds of Australians want more information about how to recycle right and three quarters want the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) to be on all packaging, according to new consumer insights. The findings are published in...

APCO awards Australian businesses for packaging sustainability excellence

Some of Australia’s most recognisable businesses were acknowledged for their work towards improving packaging sustainability as part of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) Annual Awards ceremony held on 18 November. Businesses including Kellogg, Nestlé,...

APCO launches roadmap to fuel dairy industry push towards the 2025 Targets

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), in partnership with Dairy Australia and the Australian Dairy Products Federation, have today published the Australian Dairy Sustainable Packaging Roadmap to 2025. The comprehensive resource looks...

Packing for the future

Single use plastic bags, products and packaging have been in the sustainability spotlight in recent years. And it’s no wonder. In addition to the immense environmental damage they can contribute to after use,...

Recycled beverage carton walls for Aussie buildings

MEDIA RELEASE 20.09.2021 Australian builders will soon be able to replace plywood, particle board, and plaster board with low carbon, environmentally sustainable construction boards made from packaging waste such as used beverage cartons...

Woolworths outlines goals to make packaging more sustainable

In November 2020, Woolworths launched its '2025 Sustainability Plan.' One of Woolworths’ Sustainability Plan goals is to “make packaging more sustainable.” In an email to suppliers from Woolworths Director of Buying & Group...
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