News
Keep up to date with the latest APCO news, including Member achievements, updates from our sustainable packaging programs and progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
APCO Announces 2020 Award Finalists
APCO is delighted to announce the successful finalists for its 2020 Annual Awards.
Government Update
The Commonwealth Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to give effect to the waste export bans and update the national product stewardship legislation.
Developments in research: Clean Australia CRC proposal
APCO works with universities to support research which will contribute to the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
APCO Launches New Guidelines to Improve Sustainable Food Service Packaging
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has today launched the Food Services Packaging Sustainability Guidelines, a new resource to help Australian food service businesses to achieve the best sustainability outcomes for their packaging.
New Report Maps Packaging Waste Ecosystem and Progress on Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has today released Australian Packaging Consumption and Resource Recovery Data, a new report outlining the flow of packaging in the Australian resource recovery system.
ANZPAC Plastics Pact to Tackle Plastic Waste Crisis in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has today announced at the Federal Government’s National Plastics Summit in Canberra that APCO will lead the development of the ANZPAC Plastic Pact, the latest to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network.
Our Packaging Future Report Launches to Outline Critical Steps Required to Deliver Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets
Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environment Management, The Hon Trevor Evans MP, and the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), today launched ‘Our Packaging Future’, the new strategic framework outlining how Australia will deliver the 2025 National Packaging Targets
New Guidance to Address Confusion Over Compostable Plastic Packaging
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), the Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) and the Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) unite behind common approach to compostable plastic packaging.
APCO Announces June Sustainability Webinar Topics
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has today released the June schedule for its highly successful Weekly Community Webinar series.
APCO Unveils Priority Projects Schedule
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has today announced its schedule of priority projects for the 2020/21 financial year.
APCO Releases July Sustainability Webinar Topics and Plastic Free July Resource Toolkit
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has today released the July schedule for its successful Weekly Community Webinar series.