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Mondelez and PepsiCo agree to cut use of virgin plastic
Snack and confectionery company Mondelez International and food and beverage giant PepsiCo have agreed to cut their use of virgin plastic for packaging as part of increased efforts to eliminate and replace single-use plastics.
VIC freeway noise walls to be made from recycled plastic
In a world first, noise walls along Victoria’s Mordialloc Freeway will be made from 75 per cent recycled plastic collected from households across the state, as part of a drive to build Australia’s greenest freeway.
McDonalds reduces plastic used in Australia by 868 tonnes
McDonalds Australia has confirmed the completion of its nationwide transition from plastic straws and cutlery to fibre-based alternatives, which was announced at last year’s National Plastics Summit at Parliament House.
Coles to divert millions of pieces of soft plastic from landfill
More than 6.5 million pieces of soft plastic will be recycled in the largest-ever commercial application of Polyrok as part of a Coles supermarket development at Cobblebank in Melbourne’s west.
QLD Govt invests $1.3M in new Envorinex plastic recycling facility
The Queensland Government has awarded a $1.3 million grant to Envorinex to build a new plastic recycling facility in Toowoomba.
Construction begins on Australia’s largest PET recycling plant
Construction is now underway on a recycling facility in Albury-Wodonga that will see the equivalent of one billion PET plastic bottles recycled each year.
Applications open for Tasmanian RMF plastics grant program
Tasmanian businesses are being encouraged to bring forward new ideas and new technologies for tackling the country’s growing plastic waste challenge, with the Recycling Modernisation Fund (Plastics) Grants Program now open.
Sign up to the India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon
Registrations are now open for the India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon hosted by CSIRO and Atal Innovation Mission, in collaboration with the Indian Government.
First recyclable bread tag launches in Australia
In an Australian first, 11 million plastic bread tags will be removed from local waste streams by the end of 2021 with the introduction of 100 per cent recycled and recyclable cardboard bread tags.