4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (184+ words) The facility currently focuses on paper packaging, with Henkel preparing to add plastic packaging recyclability assessments. The company said it plans to expand the testing scope to other export packaging categories over time. The Shanghai facility is part of Henkel’s…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (228+ words) The webinar will examine challenges around the collection and mechanical recycling of soft plastics and flexible packaging, as well as recent recovery projects and collection programmes across the region. The panel will discuss projects including Australia Post’s onshore circular satchel,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) The call also comes after the Federal Government advised packaging stakeholders that it would not introduce a new Commonwealth packaging scheme during the current term. The government is instead looking to work with states and territories on nearer-term improvements to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (585+ words) In a notification to consultation participants seen by PKN, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said the government was considering reforms that balanced environmental outcomes with broader economic and cost-of-living pressures. “The Minister has communicated that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (838+ words) Tim Mableson and Edward 'Ned' Swifte of KPMG were appointed voluntary administrators of Recycling Plastics Australia and associated company Blackburn Inwood No.1 Pty Ltd on 31 August. The administrators have begun an urgent assessment of the company’s financial position and operations....

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (727+ words) Speaking to PKN managing editor Lindy Hughson ahead of the Sustainable Packaging Summit, Sykes said circularity was shifting from a voluntary ambition to a prerequisite for the packaging industry. In Europe, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is driving…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (420+ words) A Victorian apple grower is currently using the system, with another preparing to begin a trial. Visy says the Enviropunnets are already available in some supermarkets and will appear in more stores as customers adopt the format. The proprietary Enviropunnet…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (338+ words) In an update to customers, the Melbourne-based closure manufacturer said exceptionally low water levels on Germany’s Rhine were reducing barge capacity and shifting more freight to road and rail, while disruption at major Chinese ports was affecting schedule reliability. Some…...