Woolworths Group is one of the largest food and everyday needs retailers in Australia and New Zealand. The Group comprises food and everyday needs retail businesses enabled by a large and convenient store network, online shopping and complementary services, and retail platforms that serve millions of customers weekly, partnering with over 13,000 suppliers, supported by over 202,000 team members. They strive to have a positive impact on their team, the planet, their customers and the communities they serve – and in doing so create long-term stakeholder value and sustainable growth for our business. Sustainable packaging is a key component of this and they’re working towards transitioning their own brand ranges by reducing virgin plastic, increasing recycling content and influencing packaging innovations. As of July 2025, they have removed more than 20,000 tonnes of virgin plastic packaging from circulation since 2018.

• Launches Australia’s First: Introduces the nation’s first high-barrier, paper-based bag that is 100% kerbside recyclable.
• Replaces Plastic: Eliminates problematic plastic packaging with a readily available, sustainable paper alternative.
• Responsibly sourced: Using FSC certified paper.
• Meets National Targets: Achieves Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets for recycling and sustainability.
• Answers Consumer Demand: Meets consumer’s desire for plastic-free packaging that is genuinely simple to recycle.
• Empowers Shoppers: Features the official Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) to give consumers clear, trusted instructions for disposal.

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BioPak is a global leader in sustainable foodservice packaging solutions designing products that support a circular economy. With a mission to achieve a world without waste, BioPak products are made from responsibly sourced, rapidly renewable, or recycled materials, with home and industrial composting certifications. With operations across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US, Singapore, and Hong Kong, BioPak works closely with brand owners and the organic recycling industry to close the loop on compostable packaging.
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As a Certified B Corporation, BioPak demonstrates its commitment to using business as a force for good. The company donates 5% of profits through its Give Back Fund, contributing nearly $5.3 million AUD since 2012 to social and environmental causes. With award-winning design, strong partnerships across industries, and alignment with the 2025 National Packaging Targets and global Net Zero commitments, BioPak continues to lead the transition toward truly circular packaging solutions.

• FSC certified paper with an Ingeo™  bioplastic lining Paper Beer BioCups.
• Paper Beer BioCups have the approved weights & measures for serving beer and alcohol.
• Certified industrially compostable to Australia Standards AS4736 & European Standards EN13432.
• Ideal for events and festivals.

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Birdstone is a specialist packaging design agency with a proud history of designing award-winning sustainable packaging solutions. They work in many product areas including food & beverage, pet speciality, consumer electronics and automotive, and across a wide range of packaging materials. Their unique blend of structural design, brand & graphic design and material expertise enables us to design packaging that delivers positive brand, business and sustainability outcomes for their clients and their consumers. Birdstone’s client for this project is MARS Wrigley, whose iconic confectionery brands M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, MALTESERS®, EXTRA® and SKITTLES® are enjoyed in more than 180 countries. The marketing of these brands includes regular in-store Point of Sale (POS) displays at the end of aisles in retail supermarkets around Australia. The installation, maintenance, disassembly and disposal of POS display units is costly and inefficient. Mars identified an opportunity to make significant sustainability and commercial improvements to their in-store POS displays and engaged Birdstone to design a new generation of POS.

• Reduce single-use, multi-material POS components.
• Vertical columns provide top-load strength for full pack weights to be stacked.
• Lacking tabs & slots allow cartons to lock together as a stable column.
• Reduce multi-material, non-separable, single-use POS display components by 50%.
• Reduce in-store labour for set-up, hand packing of display units & simplifying assembly of POS displays.
• Represent a 28% reduction in the cost of a POS display.

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Bunzl is the largest value-added distributor of consumables and equipment in the world in its chosen market sectors, with global operations in 38 different countries. Finalised in 2024, 95% of all Bunzl Safety & Lifting’s exclusive branded work wear has been converted to zero plastic packaging which has prevented over 200 tonnes of plastic waste going to landfill in the last 12 months.

• Reusable & refillable food service solution.
• Locally made mono material pack with locally sourced resins.
• Bunzl and Genfac Plastic have a strategic manufacturing partnership.
• Locally made PP reusable food container.
• Can be used in a microwave & refrigerator.
• Lasts 700 commercial dishwashing rounds.

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Bunzl is the largest value-added distributor of consumables and equipment in the world in its chosen market sectors, with global operations in 38 different countries. Finalised in 2024, 95% of all Bunzl Safety & Lifting’s exclusive branded work wear has been converted to zero plastic packaging which has prevented over 200 tonnes of plastic waste going to landfill in the last 12 months.

• New 9 um Advantage LLDPE pallet wrap.
• 385% more stretch than other wrap.
• Enables more pallets to be wrapped with a single roll.
• Average use a year is 20 tonnes.9um wrap reduces to 12 tonnes or 66% less plastic.
• Fully recyclable in soft plastics programs.

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Caps & Closures is a family-owned Australian manufacturer acclaimed for its innovation, sustainability, and focus on customer success in the packaging industry. For 30 years, they have created smart, high-performance closure systems that cater to the changing needs of local and global markets in food, beverage, health, wellness, household, and more. With comprehensive in-house capabilities in design, tooling, moulding, and sourcing, they provide complete packaging solutions customised to the brand’s needs. Their proactive, solution-oriented approach allows customers to discover new value through enhanced functionality, improved consumer experience, and environmental responsibility. At Caps & Closures, they don’t just produce caps; they develop better ways to access, protect, and enhance the products.

• Combines functionality with regulatory compliance.
• A tethered cap mechanism that prevents cap loss.
• Ribbed textures on the cap enhance grip, opening & resealing.
• Tamper-evident band to protect product integrity.
• Integrated tether that keeps the cap attached to the bottle after opening.
• Minimised litter & ensures full recyclability.
• Meets EU Directive 2019/904.

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Supercheap Auto is Australia and New Zealand’s favourite specialty automotive parts and accessories retail business. With 352 stores, they provide a wide range of service parts, tools and accessories, as well as products for the garage, travel, touring and outdoors. The company is actively involved in motorsport sponsorships and community initiatives, aligning itself with the automotive culture in the regions it operates. Supercheap Auto prioritises sustainability through waste reduction and recycling programs for batteries and oils. Optimising private branded packaging for circularity through customer focused solutions has been a pivotal priority for merchants in recent years.

• Supercheap Auto is Australia and New Zealand’s specialty automotive parts and accessories retail business.
• Eliminated PVC Blister packs & diverts 5.2 tonnes of rigid PVC.
• Category first FSC certified mono material recyclable cardboard box, with a recyclable cardboard tray.
• Consumer is directed to bottom of pack for opening – not touching the globe surface.
• ANZ Australasian Recycling Labelling (ARL) on pack for correct disposal.
• Maintains the visual product appeal on pack.

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At BioPak, they create sustainable foodservice packaging solutions that are disrupting the current take, make, waste model and leading the way toward a truly circular economy. Since they began in 2006, they have become a globally recognised brand, loved by businesses and consumers across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Their difference is simple – their packaging solutions are better for the planet, better for people and better for business. BioPak use responsible and innovative materials made from plants, not fossil fuels, then they complete the circle at final disposal – they see composting as the best end-of-life option for their foodservice packaging. They also believe in using business as a force for good, they are B Corp Certified and donate 5% of their profits to positive change via their Give Back Fund. Not only that, they care about business – they offer same-day delivery, have stock on hand so you can scale easily, and you can leverage the BioPak brand to win the hearts of conscious consumers.

• Certified Home Compostable.
• AS5810 certified compostable.
• Aqueous coated BioBoard.
• FSC Certified Paper.
• Removed the thick PLA lining.
• Dispose of in Home compost or Food & Organics Recycling (FOGO) Program.

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Bunzl is the largest value-added distributor of consumables and equipment in the world in its chosen market sectors, with global operations in 38 different countries.
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Finalised in 2024, 95% of all Bunzl Safety & Lifting’s exclusive branded work wear has been converted to zero plastic packaging which has prevented over 200 tonnes of plastic waste going to land fill in the last 12 months.

• Moved entire range to paper.
• Eliminated Single Use plastic.
• Smaller & Lighter Paper Sleeves.
• Renewable Cotton cord swift tag.
• Uncoated lightweight Paper single swing tag (3 to 1).
• Secondary packs now water-soluble inks.
• Over 2000 SKUs were redesigned.

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DON Smallgoods is one of Australia’s largest Smallgoods manufacturers, proudly producing their award winning hams, bacon, salami, franks and continentals from their Castlemaine site in Victoria. They are a leading regional employer and proud of their long heritage and enduring commitment to the tradition of the Smallgoods they produce.

• Intuitive flow wrapped (envelope pack) with reseal functionality.
• Secondary seal and reseal functionality is secured on the reverse.
• Resealable with clear instructions on how to open and close.
• Does not compromise food quality and freshness.
• Removes the need to decant.
• Uses 50% less plastic.
• Australasian Recycling Labels (ARL) for easy disposal (Check locally recyclable).

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