Food Packaging

Australian packaging solutions provider Detpak has unveiled its new Vanguard range, which includes compostable sugarcane plates, bowls and containers with no-added PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).

The Vanguard range, developed by US-based Eco-Products, is a recyclable packaging line made from renewable moulded sugarcane fibre. It is currently available across the market throughout Australia.

According to Detpak, the new packaging range achieves grease resistance through a proprietary formulation without adding PFAS.

Accredo Packaging, a member of the API GROUP, has partnered with the Fresh-Lock team at Presto Products to introduce a more sustainable and child-resistant stand-up pouch.

Accredo is engaged in the production of sustainable packaging solutions for the food and consumer products markets.

The partnership is intended to launch a first-of-its-kind flexible stand-up pouch using more than 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content suitable for food packaging across the package.

The #TakeitBack initiative will allow individuals to return their single-use cups to a range of stores for recycling.

A total of 28 coffee stores – including Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Caffé Nero, Pret A Manger, and Lavazza – have signed up, alongside the likes of Burger King, McDonald’s, and Greggs. The cups can be returned to any of the participating stores, even if purchased elsewhere.

Excluding their caps and labels, all 500ml Coca-Cola Original, Coca-Cola No Sugar, and Coca-Cola Plus bottles sold in the country are now said to be made from 100% rPET. On-pack messages including “I’m a 100% rPET bottle” and “Recycle Me Again” are intended to raise awareness and encourage consumers to dispose of their bottles via plastic recycling streams.

Mono-Material Packaging

A More Sustainable Choice

Retaining the same shape and size as a classic Easter Egg, but Divine said it is using 40% less packaging.

Sophie Loveday-Davies, group marketing director, Divine, said: “Sustainability is at the heart of what we do, so we’re proud to be launching our range of Flat Eggs, which are both more environmentally friendly than a boxed Easter Egg, as well as being the perfect solution to letter box gifting.”

The new range is available through selected retailers, including Waterstones, Oxfam, Amazon and the Divine webshop.

The service from Biffa comes in advance of a law coming into place in October 2025 requiring businesses to recycle takeaway drinks sold in fibre-based single-use cups.

More than 62 million single-use tea, coffee and cold drinks cups are discarded in the UK every week.

Biffa business development manager Dan Barrett said although many contain cardboard that can be easily recycled into new products and packaging, millions still end up in general waste.