A significant reduction in volume from a major customer, adverse weather, rising resin costs, and consumers tightening the purse strings, were reasons cited by Pro-Pac for sending it deep into the red in the 2023-24 financial year.
Four years on from its launch of an ambitious closed loop system for refill pouches in the home and personal care market, Australian company Zero Co has changed tack to launch ForeverFill, a paper-based refill system it claims is a world-first.
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has shortlisted the finalists for the 2024 APCO Awards, recognising 55 organisations across eight different sustainable packaging categories.