The Australian Institute of Packaging will be running a new Certified Compostable Packaging Training Course on the 10 of November...
The Australian Institute of Packaging will be running a new Certified Compostable Packaging Training Course on the 10 of November and all of industry is invited to attend. How do you select the right package to brand and protect your product, deliver it right through to your consumer, and then...
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a new Advanced Training Course on the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines...
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a new Advanced Training Course on the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines on 12 October 2021 and all of industry is invited to attend. NRA members receive a discounted rate. This course is designed to assist companies integrate the 10 Principles of the...
The sunshine state has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, with the latest ban taking effect today...
The sunshine state has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, with the latest ban taking effect today as part of efforts to stop waste from ending up in local waterways, beaches and landfill. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the ban would help reduce single-use plastic pollution by 20 per...
The National Retail Association is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Great Plastic Rescue to help...
The National Retail Association is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Great Plastic Rescue to help retailers avoid disposing of excess stock into landfill. From Wednesday 1 September 2021, the Queensland Single-Use Plastics Items Ban will be in effect. With retailers to cease supplying single use plastic straws,...
The McGowan Labor Government has fast-tracked its Plan for Plastics by four years with single-use plastic bowls, cups, plates,...
The McGowan Labor Government has fast-tracked its Plan for Plastics by four years with single-use plastic bowls, cups, plates, cutlery, stirrers, straws, expanded polystyrene food containers, thick plastic bags and helium balloon releases to be phased out by the end of the year. The new timeframe will see Western Australia's...
Today, the National Retail Association (NRA) joined Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon and Jess Pugh MP at Mt Ommaney shopping...
Today, the National Retail Association (NRA) joined Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon and Jess Pugh MP at Mt Ommaney shopping centre to remind businesses and community that the QLD single-use plastic items ban is just over a month away. The NRA says Queensland businesses are doing their bit to tackle plastic...
New to the Minister’s Priority List in 2021-22 is clothing textiles, as well as problematic and unnecessary single use...
New to the Minister’s Priority List in 2021-22 is clothing textiles, as well as problematic and unnecessary single use plastics. Reasons for inclusion In 2018–19 Australia generated 780,000 tonnes of textile waste, with clothing comprising roughly 39 per cent by weight. Only 7 per cent was recycled, with the remaining going...
The National Retail Association today applauds the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) on its release of the Australasian Recycling...
The National Retail Association today applauds the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) on its release of the Australasian Recycling Label Consumer Insights Report 2021. The report found that 76% of Australians think that recycling is the most positive thing they can do for the environment and that the first...
MEDIA RELEASE The National Retail Association (NRA) commends Minister Kean and the Berejiklian Government on their comprehensive plastic and waste...
MEDIA RELEASE The National Retail Association (NRA) commends Minister Kean and the Berejiklian Government on their comprehensive plastic and waste strategy for New South Wales, announced today. By the end of next year, single-use plastics like lightweight plastic shopping bags, single-use plastic straws, stirrers, and cutlery, as well as expanded polystyrene...
The Tasmanian Government is currently seeking feedback on the draft Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021. The Container Refund Scheme (CRS)...
The Tasmanian Government is currently seeking feedback on the draft Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021. The Container Refund Scheme (CRS) will contribute to Tasmania's circular economy by reducing litter and increasing resource recovery and recycling of beverage containers. Tasmania is joining every Australian state and territory that has or plans...
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) - in multiple applications such as foodware, loose fill and moulded packaging - will be phased...
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) - in multiple applications such as foodware, loose fill and moulded packaging - will be phased out over the next few years across Australia. This landmark sustainability initiative was recently announced in the National Plastics Plan released by the Australian Government. The Department of Agriculture, Water and...
Tackling textile waste is an important priority for retailers with efforts now further supported by the Federal Government's $20...
Tackling textile waste is an important priority for retailers with efforts now further supported by the Federal Government's $20 million National Product Stewardship Investment Fund. Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Trevor Evans is championing the stewardship program enabling industry to take up the challenge and drive solutions,...
The National Retail Association is encouraging ACT retailers to prepare now for the single-use plastics ban which comes into...
The National Retail Association is encouraging ACT retailers to prepare now for the single-use plastics ban which comes into effect 1 July. In the last 7 days, the NRA team visited over 500 ACT businesses in their stores to provide advice and materials. The NRA is also providing a tollfree...
The Australian retail industry is leading the way when it comes to environmental progress following the recent Environment Ministers...
The Australian retail industry is leading the way when it comes to environmental progress following the recent Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM). Ministers recognized the need for greater certainty, and the eight ‘problematic and unnecessary’ plastic product types for industry to phase out nationally under the National Waste Policy Action Plan...
The Victorian Government’s new container deposit scheme (CDS) is set to start in 2023. The CDS will maximise the...
The Victorian Government’s new container deposit scheme (CDS) is set to start in 2023. The CDS will maximise the return of used drink cans, bottles and cartons for recycling, and reduce Victoria’s litter by up to half. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio announced the final design...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is committed to a sustainable future through representing retailers nationally to make sustainable choices,...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is committed to a sustainable future through representing retailers nationally to make sustainable choices, reduce shrinkage, and limit their carbon footprint. We are the only foundation partners in the retail industry working with the newly formed Stop Food Waste Australia with the vision to...