Tag: recycling

Woolies-backed start-up to replace the need for new plastic

Woolworths Group is backing a new Australian plastic recycling start-up using “cutting-edge” science to reduce the need for new plastic to be produced. Created in partnership with researchers at Australian National University (ANU)...

7-Eleven and Simply Cups rescue 20 million cups from landfill

MEDIA RELEASE 19.08.2021 7-Eleven Australia’s partnership with Simply Cups has reached a new milestone with more than 20 million cups rescued from landfill and 100 schools signed up to the 7-Eleven #CupRescue Schools...

Industry partnership leads to new PET recycling facility

Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture that will operate a new PET recycling facility. Under the MOU...

Government investment to improve retailer’s options

Media Release 9 August 2021 Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed today’s joint announcement from the Australian and NSW governments about a $24 million investment in 22 projects...

Reinventing recycling in Victoria

Pact Group and Cleanaway are creating a new $38 million plastic recycling facility in Laverton, Victoria. The facility will become Australia’s largest post-consumer polyethylene recycling plant, converting locally collected kerbside materials into high...

Woolworths hits green milestone

World Environment Day is just around the corner, and Woolworths is making huge moves in terms of sustainability. The supermarket has removed approximately 9000 tonnes of plastic packaging from circulation over the last...

Coles kicks off Sustainability Week

Coles is kicking off its second annual Sustainability Week for more than 118,000 team members across Australia. The week is aimed at celebrating the supermarket’s recent achievements. It also further embeds Coles’ new Sustainability...

PepsiCo moves to 100% recyclable packaging across snacks range

PepsiCo has strengthened its commitment to tackling plastic waste by becoming “the first large food FMCG business in Australia to move to 100% recyclable packaging across its entire snacks range.” PepsiCo announced...
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