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Suntory Spirits to use Green Aluminium for The Premium Malt cans
The Green Aluminum material was produced via the "mass balance method" which reduces carbon emissions by 25 per cent.
BioPak’s Aqueous BioCup bags global award for sustainable packaging
Aqueous BioCups are made with FSC-certified paper sourced from responsibly managed plantations and are lined with Aqueou...
Visy buys collapsed plastic recycling specialist
The company will send some of the material to its food grade recycled plastics manufacturing site in NSW.
Think tank proposes $1.5 billion tax on virgin plastics
Australia gets through 3.8 million tonnes of plastic yearly, the Australia Institute said.
In the UK, online startup Boop is finding a solution to beauty product waste
Boop saves beauty products from brands such as Aromatherapy Associates and John Master's Organics from going to landfill...
COP28: Seven Climate-smart innovations for food and agriculture
While the declaration is thin on concrete actions to adapt to climate change and reduce emissions, it draws attention to...
ACCC shares eight principles to help businesses avoid greenwashing action
“It is important for businesses to consider whether they are exaggerating the environmental benefits of their product or...
Vow Foods’ cultured quail gets green light from ANZ regulator
The regulator is now inviting public consultation to provide feedback on Vow's cultured quail.
US-UAE climate-friendly farming effort grows to US$17 billion
Globally, food and farming contribute about a third of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN's Foo...
George Weston Foods joins NZ food waste pact
GM Mark Bosomworth noted the importance of producing sufficient but not excessive products to avoid food waste.
Platform Zero wins Kickstarter Challenge for supermarket food waste solution
Cannizzaro said she was honoured to receive the recognition and plans to use the prize money to employ sales representat...
Everboost launches sea moss gels in Australia
The range is vegan, non-GMO and gluten-free.
Wonki launches Blood Orange & Mandarin flavour from rescued fruit
The new flavour comes after reaching its crowdfunding target of $150,000 earlier this year from Monash University’s “Fas...
Woolworths aims for full-EV home-delivery fleet
The rollout will add about 300 trucks to New Zealand's electric vehicle fleet over the next seven years.
Countries urged to curb factory farming to meet climate goals
Garrahy said some have branded food as a distraction from the key task of tackling fossil fuels.
PepsiCo to support Aussie farmers’ greenhouse gas reduction efforts
The company will provide co-investment to local farming communities to accelerate diverse and results-driven positive ag...
The problem with beauty advent calendars
A few moments of fleeting joy a day are not worth the damage to the environment that these little bundles of unrecyclabl...
Refilled secures $1.3m funding to continue ‘unbottling’ the drinks industry
The new funding will enable Refilled to manufacture 100 refiller stations within the next 12 months as part of its ongoi...
New York sues PepsiCo over plastics it says pollute, hurt health
PepsiCo has partnered with stakeholders nationwide to improve recycling infrastructure and boost consumer awareness abou...
Auckland Zoo launches app to help Kiwis avoid ‘bad’ palm oil products
More than half of packaged supermarket products contain palm oil, with only a quarter certified sustainable.