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RENEWABLE
In the subcategory Renewables, Brownes Dairy won another gold for ‘Australia’s Most Sustainable Milk Cartons’. The eye-catching pack- aging is a natural brown colour, converted from fully renewable materials and made with renewable energy. The recent move to Tetra Rex Craft Plant Based drove a further weight reduction of just under four per cent, taking further packaging out of the supply chain. Less pack- aging material is required to protect the same amount of milk, further enhancing the sustainability cre- dentials of the carton.
Brownes Dairy has incorporated the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) into the pack design. The on-pack artwork provides clear information about its renewable source to aid con- sumer understanding and awareness of these unique cartons. This educa- tion is further amplified through the School Tours programme, which sees 10,000 primary aged school children come through Brownes Dairy’s doors each year (read more on page 20).
COMPOSTABLE
BioPakreignedsupremeintheCom- postable sub-category, where it picked up a silver for its FSC Paper Spoon Straws, and two gold awards.
The first gold was for Sugarcane Pulp Hot & Cold Cup Lids, created to match and fit the BioPak eco-friendly hot and cold paper cups already available.
The innovation ensures the lids hold onto cups firmly with a dis- tinctive snap feel when applied to cups. The lids are certified home and industrially compostable to Austra- lian standards (AS4738/AS5810) and made from plant-based, renewable resources and are PFAS free.
The second gold was presented for the BioPak FSC Rectangle Paper Con- tainers (BioPak).
The new FSC certified rectangular paper containers have been designed to replace the plastic take-away con- tainer. They are PLA bioplastic lined to allow them to carry hot, greasy foods without spoiling or breaking. The PLA bioplastic lining is made from rapidly renewable materials. The footprint of these renewable materi- als is smaller than that of traditional plastics derived from fossil resources – Ingeo bioplastic for instance, has a footprint up to 80 per cent lower.
An average cafe using these containers will be able
to avoid 455 kg of plastic a year using these alternative BioPak FSC paper containers and lids. Industrially com- postable to Australian AS4736 standards
they are independently tested and verified to completely biodegrade within 120 days in a commercial compost facility, the end product
is a non-toxic, nutrient-
rich compost.
ABOVE: Gold winners, Compostable sub-category: BioPak’s (1) FSC Rectangle Paper Containers and (2) Sugarcane Pulp Hot & Cold Cup Lids.
BELOW: Gold winner, Recycled Content category: Ego Pharmaceuticals’ etchðos bottles.
RIGHT: Gold winner, Closed Loop Collection category: Nestlé Australia’s KitKat recycled content wrapper.
INDUSTRIAL
Amcor flexibles Australia took home silver in the Industrial subcategory for its Amcor Ecotite R solution, while the gold went to Opal for the Opal & JBS Dunnage Solution (see page 20).
The corrugated cardboard dunnage is made from 64 per cent PEFC-certi- fied Kraft paper and 36 per cent FSC certified recycled paper, and offers a direct replacement for the non-recy- clable EPS version. The Opal Dunnage Solution offers greater supply chain efficiencies for both transportation and storage. While EPS dunnage can enable 200 boxes packed per pallet, the JBS and Opal dunnage allows for 1800 per pallet. The ability to store more boxes per pallet results in less trucks on the road, resulting in lower carbon emissions.
RECYCLED CONTENT
In the Recycled Content Category, a high commendation went to Pact Group for the Goodman Fielder Meadow Fresh Milk 30 per cent rHDPE Bottle, while Goodman Fielder picked up a bronze for its Praise 100 per cent rPET Bottles.
Silver went to Sealed Air for Bubble Wrap 50 per cent recycled content air pillows.
Ego Pharmaceuticals won gold for the new etchðos bottles, designed from FDA Certified 50 per cent recy- cled food grade HDPE and offering features for accessibility, reusability, recoverability and recyclability.
The 1kg HDPE bottle is designed to refill smaller bottles, and both cap and bottle can be kerbside-recycled in
Australia. The smaller 300g
bottle with its pump is recy- clable without the pump. Both
carry the ARL.
The bottle is being mar-
keted as an at ‘home pack’ that can be refilled and shouldbereusedmultiple times at home by refilling from the larger 1kg pack. Customers can also just purchase the 1kg pack and refill their own home dis- penser pack. Both bottles have QR codes that take the customer to the etchðos