UK department store Marks and Spencer is introducing packaging for its Swiss chocolate range that can either dissolve or be put on the compost heap. The tray is made out of Plantic, a corn starch-based...

Golden Circle was last night awarded Best in Show at the annual Australian Packaging Awards. Organised by the Packaging Council of Australia, the Awards celebrate inspiration and creation in the Australian...

Whilst the action on the pitch at this year’s World Cup may have been a disappointment for some, SABMiller and Crown Holdings Inc. are celebrating success off the field.  A brand new type of beer...

Food regulators around the world have found no major health risks associated with the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and closures, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said yesterday.Responding...

Westfield Shopping Centre today launched a recycling initiative which, once rolled out nationally, is expected to divert 675 tonnes of beverage containers from landfill each year – enough containers...

Kraft is seeking high-tech chocolate bar packaging that will prevent bars from melting. The owner of the Cadbury’s chocolate brand said it is seeking “novel materials or approaches to packaging...

HJ Heinz is set to begin offering its baked beans in a resealable bottle called the ‘Fridge Pack’ in the UK.The US food giant said on Friday (30 July) that the Fridge Pack had been designed...

• Programs Have Cut Manufacturing Waste by 30% in Four Years • Company Now Reuses and Recycles 90% of its Manufacturing Waste • Nine Facilities in North America Send Zero Waste to Landfills Whether...

Wal-Mart said it was “surprised” by criticism levelled at it by Greenpeace, which has accused the retail giant of driving rainforest deforestation and pushing animals to extinction by buying...

It was disappointing that Australia’s Environment Ministers have chosen to use tax-payers money to fund another study into a national Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) system, the Australian Food...