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.
Australian bread brand replaces 11 million plastic bread tags with paper ones
Australian bread brand Tip Top is removing 11 million plastic ones from the waste stream in just one year.
Coca-Cola gets a step closer to creating 100% paper-based bottle
Coca-Cola is a step closer to its goal of creating a 100-per-cent paper-based bottle.