Australia & New Zealand continues its reign in the WorldStar Packaging Awards

I am delighted to share Amcor’s new PrimeSeal ™ Eco-Tite ® Recycle-Ready Shrink Bag has just won a prestigious WorldStar award at the World Packaging Organisation’s Global Packaging Awards. This international recognition continues to highlight Amcor’s position as leader in market innovation in meat packaging locally and globally, demonstrating what we can deliver for our customers. The development of the Eco-Tite ® R Shrink Bag has been no small feat for our local team, creating a new lighter, high barrier shrink bag that is free of PVdC and other contaminants that would prevent it from being recycled. It has been designed to be circular, with the ability to add local advanced recycled content by 2025. We will proudly be launching the first shrink bags in Australia in early 2023.

ThermoShield Temperature Monitoring system – BEVERAGES Category

ID Shield Anti counterfeit system – labelling & decoration Category

ID Shield Anti counterfeit system – MEDICAL Category EzyGrip – MEDICAL category

To receive this recognition amongst an incredible array of entries is humbling. Our heartfelt congratulations to all entrants and winners of the WorldStar Awards. The Australia/New Zealand region is clearly leading the way in packaging innovation and product design, second only behind Japan. On this occasion, we were fortunate enough to be selected, and for that, our gratitude to the judges for seeing the vision of ThermoShield, IDShield and EzyGrip, all sensory products that will change the way we interact with packaging in the future.

ThermoShield’s food waste prevention while having endless application possibilities across all industries; IDShield’s visual design and anti-counterfeiting opportunities without any material addition; EzyGrip’s ergonomic refinements that significantly improve accessibility. Our vision is to be a global exemplar, and these awards have provided us with the opportunities, as innovators, to push trends and inject value to motivate change on a worldwide scale. This recognition further aids us in giving our customers world-leading solutions. A huge personal note of thanks to the professional team at Caps & Closures who consistently deliver at the highest level across all aspects of the business.

Brendon

Holmes, Managing Director, Caps & Closures

WINS 2023 WORLDSTAR AWARD FOR THE AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND REGION

KOH KERBSIDE RECYCLABLE SPOUT POUCH REFILL PACK FOR THE HOUSEHOLD CATEGORY

Close the Loop Group are so grateful to have the hard work and dedication that went into creating this project recognised. Forward-thinking and sustainable brands like Koh are pushing the boundaries, to ensure simpler packaging materials and less plastics are used. This award further substantiates our aim to be leaders in the sustainable packaging solutions, and we will continue our efforts towards helping achieve a more circular economy for the packaging industry.

Joe Foster FAIP, CEO, Close the Loop Group 2023

WINS 2023 WORLDSTAR AWARD FOR THE AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND REGION

We are thrilled to accept the WorldStar Packaging Award for our Coles Home Compostable Urban Coffee Culture Pods. At Coles we are always looking for ways to make supermarket Own Brand and Coles Liquor’s exclusive products more eco-friendly and sustainable for shoppers. We know our customers love the convenience of pod-based coffee machines and being able to make café-style coffee at home, but want a better solution for dealing with the used pods which can be difficult to recycle. We also know that very few councils accept compostable packaging in their council food and organics waste bin, which is why we have worked with our suppliers to find a coffee pod solution which customers can compost at home. Composting at home is also a great way for our customers to reduce the amount of food waste going into landfill.

The Home Compostable Urban Coffee Culture Pods allow Coles to provide coffee-lovers a more sustainable solution, while still delivering a delicious quality brew.

Natalie Shaw, Packaging Technologist, Coles Group 2023

WINS 2023 WORLDSTAR AWARD FOR THE AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND REGION

JBS AND OPAL DUNNAGE SOLUTION FOR THE TRANSIT CATEGORY

Opal Shapes the Future through Sustainable Packaging so winning this WorldStar award sends a strong message that OPAL is living its vision with a bias to action. Also supporting our customers on their own individual sustainability journeys and delivering real and meaningful outcomes, could not make us feel prouder.

Craig Madden, Regional Sales Manager - Industrial, Opal