An environmental group is set to challenge Equinor’s approval to drill for oil in the Great Australian bite. The Wilderness Society SA are launching a challenge of NOPSEMA’s (National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority) approval of the plans in the Federal Court. NOPSEMA had conditionally approved the Norwegian company’s plans for ultra-deepwater Stromlo-1 …
In what will be welcomed news to consumers mindful of their environmental impact, Glad has now become more sustainable. The brand have partnered with soft plastic recycling program REDcycle, run in Coles and Woolworths stores, where customers can now recycle both Glad wrap and snap lock bag products. Neither product contains PVC, allowing for it …
Two researchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered a novel way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is not only biodegradable, but also recyclable. Associate Professor Jayashree Arcot and Professor Martina Stenzel were looking for ways to convert agricultural waste into something that could value add to the industry it came from while …
Coca-Cola Australia and Coca-Cola Amatil have today announced that all Coca-Cola soft drink brands (600ml and below) and all water brands (600ml and below) in Australia are now being produced in 100% recycled plastic bottles. This includes Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Mount Franklin and Pump. This follows the announcement earlier in the year that Coca-Cola Amatil …
Thousands of retailers across Victoria have already made the switch to more sustainable carry bags ahead of the ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags that came into force last Friday. The National Retail Association, which has partnered with the Victorian Government to educate business owners about the ban, praised the state’s retailers for their enthusiastic …
Coca-Cola Amatil has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Waste Management and Resource Recovery Awards for producing Australia’s first carbonated soft drink bottles made from 100 per cent recycled plastic. Australian Beverages Group Managing Director Peter West said the finalist position recognised the world-leading performance of the company’s technical team, based in Sydney, …
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Unilever, owner of brands including Dove, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton and Omo has announced ambitious new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics. Unilever has confirmed that by 2025 it will halve its use of virgin plastic, by reducing its absolute use of plastic packaging by more than …
Coca-Cola Amatil will reduce its plastics use by a further 1,000 tonnes a year with the opening of a new high-tech bottling line in Indonesia which produces lightweight plastic bottles coated with a thin layer of glass for durability. Group managing director, Alison Watkins, said the company’s new ‘Affordable Single Serve Pack’ (ASSP) line was …
Victorian businesses are being urged to prepare ahead of the state-wide ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags. The ban will include compostable, degradable and biodegradable plastics and is due to commence from 1 November 2019. This new law will apply to all retailers and suppliers regardless of size or type — from fast food outlets …
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken against Woolworths Limited in Federal Court.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has released a free resource for petrol and service stations in Victoria.
Woolworths will partner with the NSW government to offer the first can and container refund scheme in NSW.
Written by Marie Sansom for Government News NSW convenience customers may be waiting a while longer to be able to collect deposits on their drinks containers, as a group of Australia’s largest waste management companies has called for the NSW container deposit scheme (CDS) to be further delayed. The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC), whose …
