By Australian Institute of Packaging Executive Director Nerida Kelton.
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is pleased to advise that the Institute has developed a series of Best Practice Award-winning examples of innovative sustainable packaging design from across Australia and New Zealand.
All of the case studies have been recognised in the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards and over 95% have gone on to receive global recognition for their innovative Sustainable Packaging Designs through the WorldStar Packaging Awards.
Some of the ANZ winners have also received WorldStar Sustainable Packaging Special Awards, which is the most prestigious award in the world.
The AIP encourages everyone to use these case studies as Best Practice examples from across Australia and New Zealand and an opportunity to take some of the learnings for your own Sustainable Packaging Design projects.
The case studies include the following PIDA Award winners:
Company: BioPak
Product: Refined sugarcane pulp food service packaging
Country: Australia
Company: Brownes Dairy
Product: For Australia’s first renewable gable top milk carton
Country: Australia
Company: Coca Cola Europacific Partners Australia Pacific Indonesia (CCEP API)
Product: For the 100% recyclable post-consumer recyclate rPET bottles
Country: Australia
Company: Detpak
Product: RecycleMe System provides a sustainable and closed loop solution for takeaway cups and lid
Country: Australia
Company: Earthwise and Pact Group
Product: For New Zealand’s Earthwise brand of PCR 75% rHDPE household cleaning range
Countries: Australia & New Zealand
Company: ICEE Containers
Product: eeco6TM EPLA Insulated Boxes
Country: Australia
Company: Impact International
Product: For the Sarah, Craig and Margorie recycled PE and sugar cane PE tubes
Country: Australia
Company: Omni Group
Product: PeformX Unbreakable Reinforced Stretch Wrap
Country: Australia
Company: Pact Group
Product: rPET Moisturelock Meat Tray
Country: Australia
Company: Planet Protector Packaging
Product: Woolpack
Country: Australia
Company: Plantic Technologies
Product: Plantic R Packaging Material ultra-high barrier bioplastic
Country: Australia
Company: Plantic Technologies
Product: NEAT Meat Tray using Plantic RV high barrier Skin Pack recyclable material
Country: Australia
Company: Punchbowl Packaging
Product: Kaituna Blueberries pealable, tamper-proof top seal fibre punnets
Country: New Zealand
Company: Ranpak
Product: WrapPak Protector – biodegradable, recyclable and renewable packaging
Country: Australia
Company: Sealed Air
Product: TempGuard kerbside recyclable packaging for temperature sensitive goods
Country: Australia
Company: UPM Raflatac & Kiwi Labels
Product: Washable Adhesive on rPET punnet
Country: Australia and New Zealand
Company: Woolworths
Product: Renewable pulp/fibre bakery tray
Country: Australia
The AIP is currently working on the next series of case studies which will include all of the 2021 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PDIA) Award winners.
The AIP Sustainable Packaging Design Case Studies are available http://aipack.com.au/pida-awards-sustainable-packaging-case-studies/.
About Nerida Kelton MAIP
Nerida Kelton has worked in the packaging industry for more than 23 years and is the Executive Director for the Australian Institute of Packaging, which is the peak professional body for packaging training and education in Australasia. Nerida is passionate about sustainable and circular packaging design and the ‘Save food packaging design’ movement and is the lead for the Save Food Packaging Consortium project within the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and was the packaging representative on the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s National Food Waste Strategy Steering Committee. She invests her time educating the industry on the important role that packaging plays in minimising food waste and how designing ‘save food packaging’ can make a difference.
About Australian Institute of Packaging
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is the peak professional body for packaging education and training in Australasia, helping to shape the careers of generations of packaging professionals, from packaging technologists to international packaging business leaders, along with a host of people in associated disciplines, such as sales and marketing, purchasing, production and environment.
The AIP was founded in 1963 in response to a need for packaging technologists to interact and provide a professional identity for individuals within the packaging industry. Having served the industry for more than 55 years, the AIP is the only professional body designed to provide professional and personal development to all levels of the packaging industry.
