Australian startup Greenskin sets out to disrupt the wine packaging industry
Australia’s Greenskin Wine has launched the nation’s first 100-per-cent recyclable, resealable, glassless way to enjoy wine absolutely anywhere.
Baresop zeroes in on sustainability with body-care products
This Australian-founded body-care brand is helping reduce waste by creating sustainable alternatives to traditional hand and body washes.
Stay Tray offers a sustainable solution for holding coffee cups
Kate Stewart, founder of Stay Trays, loves her coffee. However, for 17 years of getting her daily cup every morning, she says it felt “painfully ironic” to use reusable coffee cups but carry them in a disposable coffee tray.
L’Oreal reveals world-first cosmetic bottle derived from enzymatic plastic recycling
L’Oreal and Carbios have worked on the development of the bottle to replace mechanical recycling since 2017.
Australian apparel retailer to switch to all-paper clothes hangers
Enviro Hangers used in store by Best&Less compete with plastic hangers on price, strength and style.
Covid pandemic has slowed demand for paper bottles
Paper-bottle sales are forecast to expand at a cumulative annual growth rate of 6 per cent through the next decade.
Australian tea brand working on multiple plastic-free packaging options
Australian brand Nerada Tea has already embraced the trend towards plastic-free by releasing its most popular leaf-tea product in a cardboard packet, with a spout that opens to pour.
Pod-based detergent concept Keeper Clean saves plastic bottles from landfill
The Foaming Hand Soap Starter Kit consists of a reusable, glass soap dispenser and three foaming hand soap refill pods.
Sony uses bamboo, sugarcane in earbuds packaging
Sony wants to ‘communicate’ to customers to make them more aware of the environment.
Unilever unveils world-first paper-based laundry detergent bottle
“To tackle plastic waste, we need to completely rethink how we design and package products,” says Unilever exec.
Australian-first recyclable toothpaste tubes go on sale
Colgate is sharing its tube technology with interested companies and competitors.
Happy Human seeks to change the way the world buys cleaning products
“To have a real individual impact on the single-use plastic crisis, we need to change behaviour to the action and habit of refilling rather than recycling,” says founder Vinnie Ong.
Convenience-store chain collects plastic bottles to make hiking clothes
GS Retail signed a contract with Black Yak to collaborate on a project to scrap plastic bottles and develop upcycled products.
Clean, green waterless shampoo from Everist comes in recyclable aluminium tubes
Everist was founded by two women with a combined 25 years working with multinationals like L’Oreal, The Body Shop, Procter & Gamble and Revlon.
Plastic bottles used to make bags and shoes in Lotte environmental project
Project Loop aims to minimise environmental damage and establish a virtuous circle of waste.