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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...

7-Eleven empowers schools to recycle cups

(Feature image: CupRescue picture one Angus McKay and Rob Pascoe) Through 7-Eleven’s #CupRescue Schools Program, students around Australia will have access to free infrastructure to help them rescue single-use cups from landfill. “Young people...

Businesses team up for Aussie-first recycling study

Licella will be conducting a joint feasibility study to determine the technical, economic and environmental benefits of a local advanced recycling industry. It will be in collaboration with recycler iQ Renew, Coles, polymer...

Most popular brands, difficult to recycle

Concerning findings show that more than 80% of feature packaging cannot be put into home recycling bins. With many consumers showing great interest in recycling, it’s information that may be concerning to them...

Pact Group completes acquisition of Flight Plastics

Pact Group has acquired New Zealand’s only packaging manufacturer with integrated PET recycling capability. The acquisition of Flight is part of Pact’s plan to lead the circular economy through reuse, recycling and packaging...
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