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2020The year that was in packaging
2020 was an eventful year to say the least. As the year comes to a close the world is still reeling from the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, which has impacted every aspect of life and business. But there was more to this year than disease and strife. Big deals were done, innovations launched, and progress towards sustainability made.
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the new National Waste Policy Action Plan. They also unveiled a plan to ban exports of recyclable waste by 2022. APCO lauded the announcements saying it was a positive step forward for Australia’s waste management and resource recovery system.
2025 targets: plastic in APCO’s sights
Green expectations: biobased update
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The Australian federal govern- ment poured $100m into a new fund, run by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, to support recycling projects and to help divert waste from landfill. The fund, called the Australian Recy- cling Investment Fund, is described by Environment Minis- ter Sussan Ley as a vital plank in the government’s plan to boost Australia’s recycling rates, tackle plastic waste, and halve food waste by 2030.
PEOPLE IN PACKAGING: Richard Fine, co-founder of sustainable and renewable packaging company BioPak talked with PKN about the company’s Outstanding Achieve- ment in Industry Leadership win at the 2019 Australian Packaging Covenant Awards, and a sustain- able future.
Spicers expanded its packaging pres- ence in paper and board with the acquisition of Direct Paper. The move
brought together the sec- ond and third-biggest paper merchants in the country. Spicers CEO David Martin said the acquisition would give the company access to new markets and broaden its
offer.
Oji Fibre Solutions announced it was investing about $100m in a new auto- mated carboard box plant in Christ- church, replacing an existing Shands Road operation with a purpose-built building.OjiFSchiefoperatingofficer Grant Fitzgibbon said the new facility would include state of the art box- making and printing equipment and more automation.
The 2020 WorldStar Packaging Awards winners were announced, with a record 11 Australian and New Zealand companies recognised for packaging innovation across six cat- egories at a gala ceremony during interpack. Judging for the awards took place in Indonesia in November where representatives from 36 pack- aging associations, all members of WPO, assessed 321 packaging proj- ects from 36 countries. Currie Group picked up a WorldStar for the #rhi- nosdownunder packaging print proj- ect featured on PKN.
A new decade dawned in January, and with it a new era in packaging technology. Alex Kelly from Mat- thews Australasia took an in- depth look at the industry’s 2020 vision with a panel of top
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