2023 APCO Annual Award finalists announced


Wednesday 4 October 2023


The APCO Team are pleased to today announce the 2023 APCO Award finalists.


This year, the awards are being held in proud partnership with the Banksia Foundation, who facilitated an independent judging panel. These exceptional organisations and individuals were chosen due to having demonstrated a remarkable commitment to making a positive impact on our environment and the future of packaging.


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2023 Industry Sector Award finalists:


ABC Tissues Products

Ball and Doggett

Belkin Limited

Blundstone Australia

CHEP Australia

Clorox Australia

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Coty Australia

Detmold Group

HBI Holdings Australasia

Hobson Engineering Co

Lion

Pohlman's Nursery

Real Pet Food Company

Recochem Inc

Rivalea (Australia)

The Arnott's Group

Zipform Packaging


SME Award finalists:


Advanced Skin Technology

Audio Brands Australia

Bee Dee Bags

Berton Vineyard

Colourtrend Paints (Australia)

Comsol

Dentalife

Glow Consumer Products

Insulect Australia

KeepCup

Modern Dental Pacific

O F Packaging

Quintis Sandalwood

Shaw and Smith

Sleep Corp


Best of Reporting Award finalists:


Belkin Limited

The Arnott's Group

Hanes Limited

Comsol


Sustainability Champion finalists:


Bryan McKay - Woolworths

Dennis Tynkkynen - Hanes Australasia

Jeff Maguire - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Nicole Rindal - Belkin Limited


Our Packaging Future Awards finalists:


Improved Recycling Systems Award:


Tetra Pak Oceania & saveBOARD - saveBOARD Carton Recycling Facility

Winning Group - Reverse logistics packaging collection and recycling


Industry Education Award:


CHEP Australia - Reuse Industry Education Campaign

Coles Group - Coles Supplier Packaging Enablement Program

Grounded Packaging - ‘Scope’: a comprehensive modelling and reporting platform


Consumer Education Award:


Officeworks - People and Planet Positive Product Range

Unilever Australia - Unilever partners with Coles to help Clean Up Australia

Samoa Recycling and Waste Management Association - SRWMA School Recycling Competitions


Recycled Content Award:


Bega Group - Project Magellan (rPET)

Norco Co-Operative - Recycled content milk bottles

SC Johnson - Windex Recovered Coastal Plastic


Reuse Award:


CHEP Australia - Reuse Network for Today and the Future

Coles Group - KOi Refillable Foaming Handwash Starter Kit

Huskee – HuskeeSwap


SPGs Implementation Award:


Brasshards Group - Brasshands Group shift to sustainable packaging

Brother International Australia - Driving Meaningful Change In Product Packaging Practices

Coles Group - Coles R3 Packaging Framework

Hewitt - Cleaver's new paper-based meat tray


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