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Packaging Council of Australia Future Uncertain
Apr 11, 2016The future of the Packaging Council of Australia (PCA) is currently up in the air. David Carter, Chief Executive Officer of the PCA told PKN that memberships to the council have dropped to levels which have forced him to announce an ...
Tags: Packaging Council of Australia, PCA, PKN, APC
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Recycling Rate Plateaus, Glass Volumes Drop
Dec 25, 201522 Dec 2015 Australia is seeing a plateau in its recycling rates according to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). According to the sustainable packaging initiative, the overall recycling rate for post-consumer packaging in ...
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More Than Just a Pretty Face: Jurlique Scores on Three Counts
Aug 17, 2015Jurlique has switched to using plastic tube, started lightweighting its glass packaging, and driven a re-use system which saves 1000 shippers a year. PKN reports on the skin care company's latest initiatives. Since the Jurlique brand was ...
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PCA Is Working on Behalf of Its Membership to Negotiate The Best Way Forward
Jul 8, 2015As the packaging industry is moving from the Australian Packaging Covenant into the next generation of Government/Industry agreement, the Packaging Council of Australia (PCA) is working on behalf of its membership to negotiate the best way ...
Tags: innovative packaging, packaging machine, Packaging Design Awards
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A Container Deposit Scheme for Beverage Packaging
Jan 7, 2015An alliance of Australia’s beverage manufacturers has responded to speculation that New South Wales could introduce a Container Deposit Scheme for beverage packaging, saying recent research has shown such schemes are “many times ...
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Australia Is a Key Development Region for Linpac
Dec 15, 2014Linpac calls the UK home. But it has had a manufacturing site in Bunbury, Perth since 2013 and in 2015 it will have a new one in Melbourne. With a site on both the east and west sides of Australia, Linpac intends to supply the latest design ...
Tags: manufacturing site, technology, Packaging
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Packaging and Waste Management Projects Do Not Always Aim to Improve Sustainability
Dec 9, 2014Packaging and waste management projects do not always begin with the impulse to improve sustainability. What the PCA demonstrates in its new resource, The Business Case for Packaging Sustainability is that there are benefits in considering ...
Tags: waste management, Packaging
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CHEP Australia The Winner in The Category Small to Medium Packaging Manufacturer
Aug 19, 2014In its statement announcing CHEP Australia the winner in the category Small to Medium Packaging Manufacturer, APC Awards, APC stated: “Chep pallets are well embedded in the supply chain of many commercial processes…” This ...
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Coca-Cola Amatil Is Now a Significant Packaging Player in The Australasian Region
Aug 19, 2014Coca-Cola Amatil is not only one of the biggest beverage companies in this market, but its move into blowfill production now makes it a significant packaging player in the Australasian region, with the sustainability commitment to match. ...
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Paper and Board Packaging Is The Most Widely Used Packaging Material in The UK
Aug 18, 2014Paper and board packaging is the most widely used packaging material in the UK. It has been growing year-on-year since 2009 and in 2013 increased by 1.8% in 2013. Its forecast is healthy too – a growth of 6.3% is expected over the ...
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APC Funds Turned The First Sod in The Construction Process for The New $3.65m MRF
May 26, 2014Lismore mayor, Jenny Dowell, and Lismore MP, Thomas George, turned the first sod in the construction process for the new $3.65m Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and glass processing plant in Lismore nine months ago. it was completed this ...
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APC Launched an Online Tool to Help Packaging Suppliers Decide Whether Recyclable or Not
Apr 15, 2014The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) has launched an online tool to help packaging suppliers decide whether their packaging can be classified as recyclable in Australia. The ultimate goal is to reduce consumer confusion about packaging ...
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APC Has Finished The Year on a High Note
Dec 19, 2013The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) has finished the year on a high note, with its 2013 annual report revealing strong progress in all its major activities and putting it on track to meet its strategic targets for 2015. APC chief ...
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Cfsgam-Property:Away From Home Recycling Program
Dec 2, 2013The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) says all of the country's largest shopping centre companies have now joined its campaign to promote away from home recycling program following the recent decision by Colonial First State Global Asset ...
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Replas Is Set to Build a New Plastic Recycling Facility
Jan 14, 2013Australia-based Replas is set to build a new plastic recycling facility in 2013 in South East Queensland. Planned to funded equally by Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) and the Queensland Government, the $600,000 facility will ...