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 Opens Second Recycled Content Pledge Survey
APCO has now opened the second Recycled Content Pledge Program Survey.
APCO Announces 2020 Awards Date and New Awards Categories
The 2020 APCO Awards ceremony will return on 18 November with a new digital format and three new categories celebrating progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
ARL Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
APCO, Planet Ark and PREP Design, the organisations behind the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL), the labelling scheme that helps consumers to correctly recycle their packaging, this week celebrated the Program’s second anniversary and are now on the hunt for the Program’s 500th member!
APCO UnPacked August 2020
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.
ACOR Report on Packaging Labelling
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has today published a report discussing the standard of environmental labelling on packaging in Australia.
APCO Media Response: Plastic Wars
On Monday 10th August at 8.30pm, ABC’s Four Corners will be airing ‘Plastic Wars’, a documentary presented by Craig Reucassel.
APCO Releases August Sustainability Webinar Topics
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has today released the August schedule for its successful Weekly Community Webinar series.
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.
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 UnPacked June 2020
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.
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.
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.