Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia and its industry partners have received long-term approval from the ACCC to operate a national soft plastics collection and recycling scheme, under an eight-year authorisation.
The ANZ converting industry is set to benefit from Currie Group's new strategic collaboration with packaging leaders Uteco and Bimec, and the European Flex-Converting Alliance (FlexCA).
As National Recycling Week gets underway in Australia, the NSW Government has announced the next phase of its plastics phase-outs and phase-ins. Introducing tethered caps on plastics drinks bottles by 2030 is on the list.