THE National Packaging Covenant (NPC) has moved offices, and is bracing for a big year with the current five-year Covenant arrangements due to expire 30 June.
For Covenant CEO Ed Cordner, the approach to national waste and resource management policy taken by Australia's environment ministers demonstrates their support for product stewardship schemes.
The National Packaging Covenant is working on a draft document for environment Ministers to consider in November to continue the Covenant post 2010 when the current arrangements expire.
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is pleased to advise that it will be running a technical dinner on Wednesday the 18th of November in Melbourne on the new National Packaging Covenant Mk3
President of the Bioplastics Association Alan Adams and keynote speaker at the inaugural National Packaging Summit (25-26 August) told the industry that bioplastics are coming and have a viable place in our society.
Retailer ALDI, who received an award in the Retail Packaging category of the 2008 Evolution Awards takes packaging waste very seriously.
2008 Evolution Awards winner in the Personal Care and Cosmetics Packaging category PZ Cussons is proud of doing its bit for the environment.
More than 300,000kg of glass has been recycled in NSW under a successful new initiative called BottleCycler.
Packaging Magazine’s third annual Evolution Awards Gala dinner was a resounding success with 130 industry guests enthusiastically supporting winners in ten industry awards categories.
National Packaging Covenant (NPC) CEO Ed Cordner says now is the time for the packaging industry in Australia to take the lead towards sustainability.