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APPMA NEWS
Stuart Shaw resigns board position
APPMA director Stuart Shaw has resigned from his position on the APPMA Board after six years of service.
Since his election as a director on the APPMA Board in 2014, Shaw has played a
major role as both a board member and key contributor on several working groups, including the AUSPACK and marketing committees.
APPMA chairman Mark Dingley said, “On behalf of the APPMA Board, management team and APPMA members, I would like to sincerely thank
Stuart for his six years of service on the board. “Stuart’s passion for technology and
innovation, and diverse experience in variety of industries including meat processing, food and beverage in both Australia and Europe have provided valuable insights and knowledge in relation to the continued growth and development of the association. Stuart’s involvement and contribution will be sorely missed.”
As per the constitution, the vacant director’s position will remain so until the 2020 Annual General Meeting.
The APPMA will release more details in the coming weeks on 2020 director nominations and voting process.
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Research project to
support Fight Food
Waste CRC
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t the start of 2020, the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), driven by a responsibility as Australia’s leading
Food loss and waste represent a misuse of resources that are used in producing food, with the financial and food waste volume impact being significant. Globally, it is estimated that over US$1.2 trillion of food is lost or wasted across the food supply chain per annum, equivalent to 1.6 billion tons of food. In Australia, it is estimated that $20 billion worth of food is lost or wasted per annum. Recent figures estimate that 7.3 million tonnes annually of food were lost and wasted across the entire Australian supply and consumption chain, or 298 kilograms per capita.
“The research from the Stakeholder Engagement Survey will help the project team understand industry perceptions, experience and needs to inform our research and support the industry in reducing food waste,” Moran said. “This research will add to the insights gained from a literature review, providing analysis of major trends and opportunities for the sector that reduce and transform food waste as well as identifying opportunities for future research projects and partnerships.”
Packaging and processing machinery companies will benefit from improved knowledge and understanding of the food waste challenges, how to promote these technologies and services to the food sector and to realise new opportunities to reduce and transform food waste.
industry body for packaging and processing machinery and allied equipment companies, saw a need to partner with the Fight Food Waste CRC, and consequently launched a research project to engage and inform the packaging and processing machinery industry of the CRC objectives.
The aim of the APPMA’s project aims to provide knowledge and understanding of technologies to address food waste challenges. This will provide APPMA member companies opportunities as leaders in sustainability and circular economy to combat food waste. In isolation, a single initiative will not address the issue at scale, however, driving collaboration across the APPMA with the various packaging providers and processing companies can achieve this.
At the end of June, all APPMA member representatives were encouraged to participate in the project’s Stakeholder Engagement Survey.
Michael Moran, general manager APPMA, said, “Alongside the CRC, the APPMA believes that everyone plays a part in the fight against food waste, within Australia, and globally. By completing this survey, APPMA member companies were able to play their small part in the process.”
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