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became an industry standard for the snacking industry, and in turn tna’s success has enabled her philanthropy, with the Nadia & Alf Taylor Foundation supporting numerous humanitarian programmes that have a positive impact on the lives of thousands of children and their families.
Bezar spoke of her feeling of a great sense of urgency to replace single-use plastics with more sustainable alter- natives, how she views waste as a design flaw, and how the company she co-founded has developed com- postable e-commerce packs have con- verted 25 million single-use plastic mailing bags, and developed a collec- tion system based on Circular Economy principles.
Howarth’s core passion is around making a measurable impact as her business seeks to removes polystyrene from the planet through its wool-based
To understand the system, not just for major markets but also small island states, is important when it comes to making the changes that are effective for management of waste in these areas.”
— Nicole Garofano
insulation for cold chain packaging. Since its inception, Planet Protector Packaging has prevented 5.2 million polystyrene boxes from entering land- fill, and the rapid growth of the busi- ness has seen multinationals and SMEs join her growing client base.
Garofano shared how for the last four years, she has examined the gen- eration and management of plastic
food and beverage packaging mate- rial in the context of small island developing states as the focus of her PhD research at the University of Queensland. Her focus on small island state waste management included the Clean Up Barbados ini- tiative, which continues today.
The panel discussed how Covid-19 has presented many challenges in the norms of doing everyday business, but has also presented new and unex- pected opportunities.
“As an essential service company, we were able to continue supporting our food processing and packaging customers, with a lot of this via remote technology. Of course, our priority during the pandemic was the safety of our staff globally, and though there were some challenges at the start, working remotely worked quite well for us,” said Taylor.
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The Check It! Before You Chuck It campaign encourages all Australians to look for the Australasian Recycling Label every time they are at the bin.
Head to arl.org.au and apco.org.au to find out more and get involved.
            


















































































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