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1MELBOURNE’S $50M PET RECYCLING FACILITY TAKES SHAPE
The building of Victoria’s biggest PET plastic recycling plant is
well underway; when completed it will be able to recycle one billion PET plastic beverage bottles a year. (See p18)
2REDCYCLE INSOLVENT, SUPERMARKETS TO MANAGE SOFT PLASTIC WASTE
REDcycle has accepted the offer made by the big two supermarkets to take responsibility for the 12,400 tonnes of soft plastic stored by REDcycle in warehouses around the country, ahead of its insolvency. (See p6)
3REDCYCLE’S LIZ KASELL SPEAKS OUT
REDcycle founder Liz Kasell tells her side of the story, in response to the media storm surrounding the soft plastics recycling crisis. It’s a story of passion, perseverance, humility, and hope.
4PIDA 2023 AWARDS: ANZ FINALISTS IN THE RUNNING FOR GOLD
There’s a strong line-up of finalists in the 2023 round of the annual Australasian PIDA Awards. Sustainability and food packaging design have the biggest sweep of contenders. (Winners to be announced 28 March. Full coverage in PKN May-June issue).
5ACCC TO PROBE GREEN CLAIMS ON PACKAGING A recent internet sweep by consumer watchdog ACCC has found that more than half of all businesses reviewed are making concerning claims on their packaging and websites about their environmental or sustainability practices. (See Comment, p3)
6QENOS PLANT SHUT DOWN IMPACTS PE SUPPLY A recent incident at Qenos’ Botany, NSW Olefines facility has halted operations at the facility with repercussions down the supply chain inside for packaging manufacturers using polyethylene (PE). (See p6)
7AUS-FIRST BEVERAGE CARTON RECYCLING FACILITY OPENS
saveBoard has opened its first beverage carton recycling
facility in Australia, which has the capacity to process up to 4000 tonnes of materials per year and employ up to 12 staff. (See p10)
News
TECH SPEAK
14 AIP has released the key findings from its 2022 Career & Salary Survey for the food and beverage industries.
PEOPLE IN PACKAGING
30 Ball & Doggett‘s Zaidee Jackson tells PKN readers about her drive to help Australian brands develop sustainable packaging and meet the national targets.
WHAT’S ON
58 The upcoming Foodpro trade show, taking pace in Melbourne in July, will provide an opportunity for the food manufacturing supply chain to gather under one roof.
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MACHINERY MATTERS
APPMA and PKN bring you this regular special supplement, focused on news, trends and technology relevant to the Australasian packaging and processing machinery sector.
06 Great Wrap‘s big breakthrough in pallet wrap
06 Qenos plant shutdown impacts PE supply
07 Supermarkets plan soft plastics collection restart
08 Opal’s $140m cardboard plant on track
08 Bega rolls out rPET bottles
09 AFGC responds to plastic
recycling scrutiny
10 Aus-first carton recycling
facility opens
10 Soft plastics on-pack
labelling in question
Regulars
COMMENT
03 PKN publisher Lindy Hughson on the long-overdue ACCCs crackdown on greenwashing.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
12 Smithers’ John Nelson reports on drivers and challenges for growth in fibre-based packaging.
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