by Editor | Jul 15, 2022 | News
The recycling of packaging in New Zealand is set to increase thanks to a new partnership between the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council and the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation. The arrangement will advance the uptake of the Australasian Recycling...
by Editor | Jun 29, 2022 | News
Positive signs are on the horizon, but much work is still to be done and greater scrutiny is needed by supermarkets and food producers in taking responsibility for their food packaging. That’s the view of Dr Joya Kemper, who specialises in consumer behaviour, the...
by Editor | Jun 28, 2022 | News
A dump-truck of plastic make it into the world’s ocean every minute. Plastic drink bottles are a large contributor to this waste, including Coke bottles, says Greenpeace. There is a growing swell of public support for tighter regulations on plastic...
by Editor | Apr 27, 2022 | News
With hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics, such as supermarket meat trays, set to be banned from October this year, an innovative New Zealand company has found a way to package meat using a fully compostable alternative. New Zealand company EarthPac has...
by Vincent Heeringa | Mar 25, 2022 | News
The pressure for businesses to do better with packaging is growing. Ambitious sustainability targets are looming and new regulations are coming into play. It’s no longer a question why adopt sustainable packaging, to how we can quickly and safely bring about...
