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Woolies to remove reusable plastic bags in Queensland and ACT

Woolworths stores in Queensland and the ACT have begun to phase out their 15¢ reusable plastic shopping bags. Over the coming weeks, the supermarket will gradually run down stock of the 15¢ reusable...

Coles trials removal of plastic fruit and veg bags

Coles will remove single-use plastic fresh produce bags in ACT supermarkets from next month in a trial. From 31 August until 13 September, ACT customers who spend $5 in store on fruit and...

Woolworths and Pact address recycled packaging

Woolworths Group and Pact Group are working to establish a new partnership to boost circular packaging. According to the two companies, this could see up to 18,000 tonnes of recycled plastic used in...

ARA calls for national alignment on phase-out of single-use plastics

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has called on the federal government to help facilitate national consistency on the phase-out of single-use plastics. ARA CEO Paul Zahra says complex state and territory legislation includes...

Woolworths to stop selling reusable plastic bags

Woolworths has pledged to remove plastic shopping bags for good, with the retailer announcing it will stop selling its 15¢ reusable plastic shopping bags nationwide in a gradual phase out over the...

PET recycling plant opens in Albury-Wodonga

The largest PET recycling plant in the country is now up and running. It’s expected that the $45 million plant in Albury-Wodonga will “substantially reduce” Australia’s plastic waste by recycling the equivalent...

Woolies-backed start-up removes plastic waste from Australian Open

Australian enviro-tech start-up, Samsara, has teamed up with Tennis Australia to help reduce plastic waste at this year’s Australian Open (AO). As part of the new partnership, Samsara is collecting tennis players’ discarded...

Glad partners with Oceanworks

At least 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the world’s oceans every year, with 80% of this coming from land. To help stop this, Glad has partnered with Oceanworks to create Australia’s first...
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