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.
Australia, New Zealand And Pacific Islands Plastics Pact Launches To Tackle Plastics Pollution With Innovative Solutions
Leading businesses, NGOs and governments from across the plastic supply chain and the region unite behind 2025 Targets to eliminate plastic packaging waste.
Australasian Recycling Label Program goes from strength-to-strength, welcoming 500th Member and a range of iconic household brands
The Australasian Recycling Label Program (ARL Program) is continuing to soar in 2021, passing the 500th Member mark and welcoming a variety of new household brands.
Sustainable packaging: what we've achieved and where we are heading next.
Packaging sustainability has come a long way in the last four years. In this time, APCO has worked with the wider supply chain to build a new and holistic approach to product stewardship that creates shared value for business and reduces its environmental impact.
New APCO report maps the state of packaging in Australia and progress on Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets
APCO has today published ‘Australian packaging consumption and recycling data 2018–19, he second in a series of annual publications mapping the state of packaging in Australia, the report’s findings demonstrate that overall trends are positive, and Australia is making progress towards the 2025 Targets year-on-year. However, significant action from stakeholders across the supply chain is still required in order for Australia to meet the 2025 Target
Australasian Recycling Label named as Banksia Sustainability Award finalist
The APCO team is delighted to announce the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) Program has been named as a finalist in this year’s Banksia Sustainability Awards - Australia’s longest running and most prestigious sustainability awards.
Member Opportunity
Bookings are now open for the first virtual AIP Training Course ‘Fundamentals of Plastic in Packaging’ which will be held on the 25th of March 2021.
Member Opportunity
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Member Opportunity
Join the APCO and GS1 Australia to workshop an opportunity to leverage the National Product Catalogue (NPC) to manage and share information on packaging sustainability achievements
APCO PUBLISHES 2019/20 ANNUAL REPORT
APCO is delighted to publish its FY 2019/20 Annual Report, which outlines the major achievements of APCO and its wider community.
APCO launches Action Plan for Problematic and Unnecessary Single-Use Plastic Packaging
New resource will help Australian businesses eliminate approximately 50,700 tonnes of problem plastics every year.