World-leading program preventing banned single-use plastic items going to landfill in Queensland

The National Retail Association is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Great Plastic Rescue to help...

The National Retail Association is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Great Plastic Rescue to help retailers avoid disposing of excess stock into landfill. From Wednesday 1 September 2021, the Queensland Single-Use Plastics Items Ban will be in effect. With retailers to cease supplying single use plastic straws,...

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Clothing textiles added to the Federal Minister’s Priority List for 2021-22

New to the Minister’s Priority List in 2021-22 is clothing textiles, as well as problematic and unnecessary single use...

New to the Minister’s Priority List in 2021-22 is clothing textiles, as well as problematic and unnecessary single use plastics. Reasons for inclusion In 2018–19 Australia generated 780,000 tonnes of textile waste, with clothing comprising roughly 39 per cent by weight. Only 7 per cent was recycled, with the remaining going...

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Report shows consumer demand for clear recycling labelling

The National Retail Association today applauds the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) on its release of the Australasian Recycling...

The National Retail Association today applauds the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) on its release of the Australasian Recycling Label Consumer Insights Report 2021. The report found that 76% of Australians think that recycling is the most positive thing they can do for the environment and that the first...

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Have your say on the Tasmanian Container Refund Scheme

The Tasmanian Government is currently seeking feedback on the draft Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021. The Container Refund Scheme (CRS)...

The Tasmanian Government is currently seeking feedback on the draft Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021. The Container Refund Scheme (CRS) will contribute to Tasmania's circular economy by reducing litter and increasing resource recovery and recycling of beverage containers. Tasmania is joining every Australian state and territory that has or plans...

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Expanded polystyrene phased out nationally

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) - in multiple applications such as foodware, loose fill and moulded packaging - will be phased...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) - in multiple applications such as foodware, loose fill and moulded packaging - will be phased out over the next few years across Australia. This landmark sustainability initiative was recently announced in the National Plastics Plan released by the Australian Government. The Department of Agriculture, Water and...

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Tackling textile waste important priority for retailers

Tackling textile waste is an important priority for retailers with efforts now further supported by the Federal Government's $20...

Tackling textile waste is an important priority for retailers with efforts now further supported by the Federal Government's $20 million National Product Stewardship Investment Fund. Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Trevor Evans is championing the stewardship program enabling industry to take up the challenge and drive solutions,...

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Tasmanian Container Refund Scheme model announced

The Tasmanian Government has announced its preferred model for a Container Refund Scheme as part of its commitment to...

The Tasmanian Government has announced its preferred model for a Container Refund Scheme as part of its commitment to having the lowest litter rate in the country by 2023. The Scheme will see a refund of 10 cents for all eligible drink containers returned to a designated Refund Point in...

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New report: Packaging consumption and recycling in Australia

APCO has published the next iteration of the ‘Australian packaging consumption and recycling data 2018–19’ report today, tracking progress...

APCO has published the next iteration of the ‘Australian packaging consumption and recycling data 2018–19’ report today, tracking progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets. This is the second in a series of annual publications, originally launched last year, mapping the state and fate of packaging in Australia.  The current...

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New action on unnecessary plastic packaging  

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published the APCO Action Plan for Problematic and Unnecessary Single-Use Plastic Packaging, designed to help Australia’s...

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published the APCO Action Plan for Problematic and Unnecessary Single-Use Plastic Packaging, designed to help Australia’s packaging supply chain phase out problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic packaging through innovative and sustainable solutions.    The action plan will help drive the necessary change at each step of the packaging supply chain...

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Retail applauds Woolworths ground-breaking sustainability targets

Woolworths, one of Australia's most popular supermarket chains, has announced that it will commit to source 100% of its...

Woolworths, one of Australia's most popular supermarket chains, has announced that it will commit to source 100% of its electricity from wind and solar by 2025. Peak retail body, the National Retail Association (NRA), has applauded Woolworths Group for its 2025 Sustainability Plan released yesterday which sets ground-breaking targets encompassing...

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Long anticipated WA Containers for Change launches today

The National Retail Association (NRA) is celebrating the launch of the WA Containers for Change scheme today.  The new container deposit scheme...

The National Retail Association (NRA) is celebrating the launch of the WA Containers for Change scheme today.  The new container deposit scheme aims to reduce litter, improve recycling rates and the create new business and employment opportunities across the state. In Western Australia, easily recyclable beverage containers, such as glass, aluminum and plastic, account for 44 per cent of all...

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Two years on and industry is excelling in adopting the Australasian Recycling Label

A recent independent national audit by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) found that after only two years, 23%...

A recent independent national audit by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) found that after only two years, 23% of products on supermarket shelves contained the ARL. The National Retail Association commends industry for their ongoing efforts to implement the ARL program and celebrates these tremendous results. Brooke Donnelly, CEO,...

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Retail industry fast adopting Australasian Recycling Label

The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has released the results of an independent national audit of packaging environmental labelling...

The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has released the results of an independent national audit of packaging environmental labelling in Australia. The independent audit found that across supermarkets, takeaway outlets, and convenience stores in two capital cities found after only two years in market; 88% of the packaging components sampled...

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National Retail Association applauds transformative recycling and waste reduction framework

The National Retail Association (NRA) heralds the introduction of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 as a transformative...

The National Retail Association (NRA) heralds the introduction of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 as a transformative leap into a new era of efficient, effective and sustainable waste management. The new framework, spearheaded by Environment Minister Sussan Ley, and Assistant Environment Minister Trevor Evans, will position Australia as...

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APCO June sustainability webinar series

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has today released the June schedule for its highly successful Weekly Community Webinar series....

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has today released the June schedule for its highly successful Weekly Community Webinar series. Launched in March, the webinars are designed to bring together professionals across the business, government and environmental communities and help the sustainable packaging community stay connected during lockdown. To date the...

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APCO launches weekly sustainability webinar series

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has launched a new sustainability webinar series to help industry professionals stay connected. The weekly...

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has launched a new sustainability webinar series to help industry professionals stay connected. The weekly APCO Community Meeting events are designed to bring together sustainability experts from across the business, government and environmental communities to explore a range of sustainability ideas. These include packaging specific...

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