Tag: sustainability

Nestlé trials kerbside recycling

Nestlé and recycling company iQ Renew are trialling kerbside recycling with over 100,000 Australian homes. The trial aims to see soft plastics collected kerbside and diverted from landfill. There’s an increasing consumer demand for...

PepsiCo pledges to Clean Up Australia

PepsiCo and Clean Up Australia announce new partnership to launch a three-year program called, ‘Greening the Green’. The program is aimed at educating consumers on soft plastic recovery and increasing soft plastic recycling...

WWF Ranking: Ferrero’s palm oil is the most sustainable in the industry

In its recent Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard, which evaluates global companies for their support of sustainable palm oil, WWF lists Ferrero as number 1 out of 173. With a score of 21.5 out of...

Brownes Dairy ditches plastic bottles

Brownes Dairy will be the first company in Australia to integrate renewable cartons across its entire milk carton range. The distribution beginning mid-October, will involve the use of Tetra Pak bio-based packages. Materials are...

11-year-old’s call to environmental action

Environmentally conscious Georgia Holt got more than she bargained for when she wrote a passionate letter to 7-Eleven Chairman Michael Smith earlier this year, according to a blog posted on 7elevenstories.com.au on...

BioPak’s bid to banish plastic

BioPak continues to provide plant-based alternatives for food storage with its latest launch, compostable sushi trays. The eco-friendly packaging acts as an alternative to the takeaway dishes used to traditionally serve sushi...

Putting the fizz into sustainable packaging

Coca-Cola Amatil has claimed to have produced Australia’s first carbonated soft drink bottles made from 100 per cent recycled plastic. Group Managing Director Alison Watkins says while 100 per cent recycled plastic had...

Victorian businesses prepare to ban the bag

New legislation was introduced to the Victorian state parliament this week which will ban all lightweight plastic shopping bags with a thickness of 35 microns or less. This includes bags made from...
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