Tag: recycling

Just Water launches in Australia

Just Water, an eco-friendly water brand founded by rapper and actor Jaden Smith, son of US actor Will Smith, launched this month. Just Water contains locally sourced Australian spring water and comes in...

Hobart to become Australia’s first plastic-free city?

Hobart could become the first Aussie city to ban single-use plastic by 2020 after a vote in the city council. The council voted eight to four in favour of the bylaw, although several...

PepsiCo ANZ and REDcycle to turn chip packets into furniture

PepsiCo ANZ has partnered with REDcycle to transform discarded chip packets into a range of “sturdy products”, including furniture. REDcycle processing partner, Replas, specialises in converting soft plastics into fitness circuits, outdoor furniture,...

HuskeeSwap seeks to cut down coffee-cup waste

The HuskeeSwap reusable coffee-cup system aims to revolutionise recycling by creating a “seamless, closed loop between retailers and consumers”. Every year, more than 600 billion takeaway coffee cups go to landfill. Unrecyclable, they...

7-Eleven and Simply Cups launch double recycling drive

Simply Cups and 7-Eleven have teamed up to recycle plastic straws and launch a reusable coffee cup. From this week, consumers can recycle plastic straws in-store. They can also buy the rCUP –...

NSW government promises to help CDS-affected businesses

After months of government lobbying, MGA says it has persuaded the NSW government to save the livelihoods of many NSW retailers. Following the new NSW Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), MGA says shoppers of...

Nestlé moves to recyclable or reusable packaging

Nestlé says it aims to make all its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, so that none of it – including plastics – ends up in landfill or as litter. “Plastic waste is...

7-Eleven helps rescue takeaway cups from landfill

Dedicated recycling stations have been installed at more than 200 7-Eleven stores across Australia, enabling customers and others to dispose of all takeaway-coffee and Slurpee-type cups in an ecofriendly way. The cups will...
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