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.
Reporting 101 - Collecting Data and Operations Criteria
In this Reporting 101 edition, we will cover the following topics: Action Timeline, Ensuring you have data for the 2020 APCO Annual Report, Packaging Metrics resources and Packaging Sustainability Framework Operations criteria.
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.
APCO Hosts Inaugural National Single Use Plastic Workshop
Australia’s first national workshop dedicated to phasing out problematic and unnecessary single use plastic packaging.
APCO UnPacked October 2019
Welcome to APCO Unpacked, a bi-monthly update from the world of sustainable packaging. We'll be sharing updates on progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets, the latest packaging innovations, success, news and updates as we build a circular economy for packaging in Australia.
Reporting 101 - Determining Your Reporting Team and the Outcomes Criteria
In this Reporting 101 edition, we will cover the following topics: Action Timeline, Determining who needs to be involved in reporting and action planning obligations and Packaging Sustainability Framework Outcomes criteria
APCO UnPacked August 2019
Welcome to APCO Unpacked, a bi-monthly update from the world of sustainable packaging. We'll be sharing updates on progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets, the latest packaging innovations, success, news and updates as we build a circular economy for packaging in Australia.
Reporting 101 - Reviewing you Action Plan and the Leadership Criteria
In this Reporting 101 edition, we will cover the following topics: Action Timeline, Detail on the report review process, Tips of logging in and editing details, Resources and Webinar links.
Leading Industry & Government Representatives Announced as Part of Collective Action Group to Drive 2025 National Packaging Targets
The Hon Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management will today officially open the first meeting of the Collective Action Group (CAG).
Federal Government Commits $3 Million to Support Planet Ark and APCO Recycling Projects
The Federal Government has today committed $3m to support four new recycling education and resource recovery projects in Australia.
New Report Identifies Challenges and Opportunities for the Australian Packaging Ecosystem
APCO has today launched Packaging Materials Flow Analysis (MFA), a new report developed in partnership with the Institute of Sustainable Futures (ISF) mapping the current state of post-consumer packaging in Australia.
Business and Government Unite to Tackle Waste Challenge
The Australian Government joined business leaders today to support industry leadership in reducing packaging waste and improving recycling in Australia.