Category: Australia & New Zealand
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Australia’s Wind Energy Fairy Tale
Farmers are increasingly drawn into the wind-energy business, often carrying the local costs of the green transition.
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Oil wealth: Saudi Arabia vs Australia
How Oil-Rich Western Countries Failed Their Own Citizens
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NSW takes action to phase out single use plastics and harmful chemicals
https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/nsw-takes-action-to-phase-out-single-use-plastics-and-harmful-chemicals
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Australian scientists have revolutionized the recycling industry by turning plastic into food
Australian scientists have revolutionized the recycling industry by turning plastic into food
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Australian designers develop a compostable alternative to iconic soy sauce fish
https://www.trendwatching.com/innovations/australian-designers-launch-compostable-alternative-to-iconic-soy-sauce-fish
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Australian Sugar Manufacturers call for $26.3M to boost industry’s role in biobased future
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Scientists in Australia create natural plastics for everyday packaging
https://qazinform.com/news/scientists-in-australia-create-natural-plastics-for-everyday-packaging-b619c6
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Australian state to ban iconic fish-shaped soy sauce bottles
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ejwgq3zw0o
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EPA Victoria Greenlights Soft Plastics Recycling Facility
https://www.miragenews.com/epa-greenlights-soft-plastics-recycling-facility-1524548
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Australian researchers develop seafood-based biofoam amid national EPS phase-out
https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/biofoam-seafood-packaging-australia-eps-ban.html
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Australia Leads World with First Microplastic-Free Straws and Cups in Children’s Hospitals
Australia Leads World with First Microplastic-Free Straws and Cups in Children’s Hospitals
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Australia’s amount of plastic waste surges as recycling rates fail to improve
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/24/australias-amount-of-plastic-waste-surges-as-recycling-rates-fail-to-improve
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Compostable bioplastics: an Australian solution to tackle the global plastic packaging crisis
Read Compostable bioplastics: an Australian solution to tackle the global plastic packaging crisis
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Australia delays packaging EPR amid calls for clarity and fairness
Read https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/australia-packaging-epr-regulation-delay.html
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New Zealand Government Introduces Legislation to Restrict Farm-to-Forest Conversions (FREE)
Read New Zealand Government Introduces Legislation to Restrict Farm-to-Forest Conversions
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Australian Government – 10 simple ways to help beat plastic pollution (FREE)
Read 10 simple ways to help beat plastic pollution
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Marine animals eating more plastic in all Australian oceans (Podcast)
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University of Queensland develops biodegradable plastic container made of PHAs and wood fibers
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Alterra, Viva Energy successfully trial pyrolysis oil in Australia
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Ahlstrom receives home compostable certification in Australia and New Zealand for Sulpack® Flexible packaging
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Ban Plastic, Not The Science: Australia’s Homegrown PHA Products Deserve A Place … So Why Aren’t They Approved Yet?
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New green chemistry extracts valuable compounds from plant waste
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Plastic wrap producers targeted under proposed ‘Green Farms’ scheme
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Australia Federal Budget 2025 and the Agricultural Sector
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Australia’s CELYS & De Bondt partner on compostable polyester
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Certified soil biodegradable mulch film is a game changer for Aussie growers
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Compostable plastics create microplastics in New Zealand compost (Study)
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New Zealand Government Introduces Gene Technology Bill to House
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Project turning food waste into bioplastics receives award
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New Zealand Government on Track to Legislate Agriculture Out of Emissions Trading Scheme
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Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) is calling for bans
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Compostable packaging are causing major problem in Australia
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Easily Compostable Bioplastic Now Replaces Millions of Plant Pots Across New Zealand While Nourishing Soil
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New Zealand policy on fruit sticker (Update)
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Compostable bags receive greenwashing award in New Zealand
Consumer organisations are not dupe of the compostable and bio-based greenwashing bullshagga.
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Australia and Germany team up to turn lignin into valuable biochemicals
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University of Auckland on tougher policies for compostable products
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Fantastic new bioplastic hub to keep the lid on waste
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Australian Supermarkets swap plastic for compostable produce bags, but waste issue remains
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Australian researchers plan new generation of biodegradable plastic
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SECOS Group Opposes Victoria’s Compostable Liner Ban
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Victoria may ban compostabe bin bags
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Australia Tackles Plastic Waste With Bold New Regulations
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Tough plastics broken down sustainably with common chemical, sunlight, air
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Coastlines prove to be the frontline in fight against plastic pollution (University of Auckland)
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Soft plastics, glass bins and bans on compostable liners: will Victoria’s new recycling proposal be a step forward?
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Experts call for tougher standards on compostable products (New Zealand)
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Perth oceanographer uses common sea plant to create plastic alternative (Podcast)
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How are New Zealand businesses reducing the use of plastic packaging?
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MyEcoBag pioneers compostable solutions (Australia)
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Australian-German collaboration provides Asia-Pacific region with hemp-based packaging
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South Australia to get new state-of-the-art soft plastic recycling facility
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Canberra innovator turns natural waste products into useful home compostable items
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Australasian Bioplastics Association offers verification for compostable items
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UNSW New method aims for more plastic recycling
University of New South Wales New method aims for more plastic recycling
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Study Into New Zealand-first For End-of-life Plastic Recycling
A new collaboration between industry and Government marks the first step towards a circular economy for soft plastic packaging in…
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SECOS Group MyEcoBag in the news
SECOS Group MyEcoBag in the news
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Challenges of compostable packaging in New Zealand
Compostable packaging has its appeal in eco-friendliness.
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Uber Eats Australia encouraging restaurants to ditch plastic for sustainable packaging
Uber Eats Australia and Planet Ark are encouraging restaurants to ditch plastic for more sustainable packaging. To engage businesses and…
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Auckland Airport expands compost programme
13.5 tonnes of domestic terminal food court organic waste diverted from landfill in three months
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Australia Institute in favour of Plastic Tax
By 2050, the amount of plastic consumed in Australia will more than double. Despite government policies aimed at creating a…
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Australia New Environmental Claims Code
Australia turns the screw on greenwashing with revised advertising code
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Scientist working on biodegradable food packaging (Video)
ABC New (Australia) video pu
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Are compostable bin liners better than normal liners? (NZ Herald)
Are compostable bin liners better than normal liners? (NZ Herald)
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Health firm SureScreen Australia to make biodegradable Covid-19 kits
Health company SureScreen Australia will produce biodegradable testing kits from a new $35m factory in Brisbane as the medical sector…
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Melbourne high school creating sustainable artwork with bioplastics
Melbourne high school creating sustainable artwork with bioplastics
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Scientists Convert Polyethylene Waste into Valuable Chemicals
Scientists Convert Polyethylene Waste into Valuable Chemicals Through Light-Driven Photocatalysis
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Detpak launches packaging with Australia’s first PFAS-free sugarcane range
Packaging solutions company Detpak has become the first Australian business to release a broad range of compostable, No-Added PFAS sugarcane…
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Australian regulator sanctions food company for Ocean Plastic claims
Moo Premium Foods has been found guilty of misleading consumers with its claims of using “100 per cent ocean plastic”…
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ABC News article on compostable plastic coffee cups
Are compostable coffee cups actually any better for the environment? Apparently, compostable plastic items ending up in landfill are not…
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New Zealand Herald says to avoid compostable PLA coffee cups
According to the article, PLA coffee cups is greenashing
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Coles goes compostable bags in fruit & veg section in all South Australian stores
Initiative will prevent 28 million plastic produce bags from being produced in one year
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Kiwi-made biodegradable vine clips going global
A successful research partnership with Scion is bearing fruit for a Christchurch company set to export biodegradable vine clips for…
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Expert warns compostable packaging should not be endorsed (Sky News)
Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association CEO Gayle Sloan says compostable packaging should not be endorsed as it cannot be…
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Salt water-degradable plastics to help oceans
University of Queensland researchers are developing a plastic that breaks down in seawater to help turn the tide on marine…
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Australia’s annual plastic consumption produces emissions equivalent to 5.7m cars, analysis shows (FREE)
Plastics consumed nationally in 2019-20 created 16m tonnes of greenhouse gases, report says
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Biotuff’s Compostable Produce Bags
Biotuff is presenting its compostable produce bags as the “ultimate answer” to Australia’s plastic bag problem.
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University of Queensland tests whether bioplastics breaks down in Moreton Bay
A major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers search for…
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Coles partners with Planet Ark to help tackle waste and recycling
Retailer supports World Environment Day’s focus on beating plastic pollution and waste
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Consumer NZ accuses Air NZ of ‘greenwashing’ over compostable cups
Are the Air NZ compostable cups as ‘green’ as they claim to be?
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How potato scraps can help win the war on plastic
Mornington Peninsula-based Julia and Jordy Kay are behind what they say is the world’s first compostable pallet wrap made from…
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Meet the fisherman’s daughter using seaweed to make plastic packaging
A start-up based in Jervis Bay has developed a process for turning almost any variety of seaweed into an alternative…
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Why bioplastics won’t solve our plastic problems
Article published by The Conversation
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Australian Plastic Recycling Scandal is Worse than Expected
More skeletons were found in the Australian recycling industry closet
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Asia and Australia target greenwashing as companies risk penalties
Asia-Pacific nations from Singapore to South Korea are getting tougher on false or misleading climate claims as ESG rules ramp…
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University of Queensland raises concerns about PFAS in compostable food containers
University of Queensland researchers are analysing compostable takeaway food packaging for potentially polluting chemicals.
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Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic
Plastic biodegraded by two common fungi — RETHINKING MATERIALS Innovation and Investment Summit – May 16-17, London. 10% discount with…
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Australia May Crack Down on Ocean Plastics
Watchdog urged to step in on so-called ‘ocean plastic’
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Port Phillip (AU) Guidelines for Food and Garden Organics Bin
It’s important to keep contamination levels in our food and garden organics (FOGO) recycling bins low so we can continue…
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Great Wrap Launches Compostable Pallet Wrap
Climate tech startup Great Wrap is now producing compostable pallet wrap
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University of Sydney Develops New Method for CO2 Capture and Conversion
Researchers double efficiency of CO2 conversion method
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REDCycle Declared Insolvent After Plastic Waste Management Fiasco
REDcycle declared insolvent after failing to pay storage fees for the 12,000 metric tons of soft plastics it secretly stockpiled…
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DualPakECO
Australian Made & Australian Certified Compostable Dual Ovenable Pressed Paperboard Tray
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Compostable Cups Create Confusion in Australia
As Western Australia moves closer to a ban on plastic-lined disposable coffee cups, many retailers are already making the switch…
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Can Seaweed Remove Carbon Emissions and Replace Fossil-Fuel Plastic?
Australian clean technology startup ULUU will combat climate change by capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and…
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South Australian Consultation and Ban on Single Use Plastic
Coffee cups and plastic bags among the next single-use plastics to be banned in SA
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Australian Designer Develops Bioplastic Fashion
Melbourne fashion graduate Amy Cottrell is creating innovative pieces from biodegradable plastic
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Victoria Bans Compostable Plastics and Bioplastics
Victoria is about to ban a slew of plastics — even compostable ones. Here’s what businesses need to know
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Australian Startup Develops Packaging made with Fungi mixed with Organic Waste
Mushroom packaging could provide a new solution to plastic waste problem
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Investigation Finds 3000 Tonnes of Plastic Waste in Melbourne Warehouses
EPA finds 3,000 tonnes of soft plastics in Melbourne warehouses amid REDcycle investigation — Criminal scheme involve setting fire to…
