Winning Group and Belkin among APCO Awards finalists applianceretailer.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from applianceretailer.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Following a record of over 100 entries, a total of 45 organisations have been recognised for their leadership and dedication to packaging sustainability.
The assessment was funded by carton-maker Tetra Pak, for products sold in Australia and New Zealand. But it’s robust, said Massey University life-cycle researcher Sarah McLaren, because it follows international standards and is peer reviewed. Only four councils accept juice and milk cartons for recycling – though one is Auckland, which covers one-third of the population. These cartons are shipped offshore to be recycled, though the rest go to landfill. So the results may seem counterintuitive, said Thinkstep technical director Jeff Vickers. “People have an expectation that cartons are not the most recyclable and perhaps therefore not the most environmentally friendly packaging option.”