Food Packaging Clarity: The Evidence is Clear
When you’re considering what kind of food packaging is best for your food business, it can be hard to know what to look out for. What matters to consumers? What are the factors that can drive the decision to purchase your product above your competition’s? Packaging clarity might not spring to mind straightaway, but research […]
Bioplastics aren’t ready to close the loop on the circular economy
Climate change and sustainability are at the forefront of the news cycle, Aussie boardroom agendas, and dining table conversations alike. Australians are also becoming more conscious of our plastic waste, particularly with a growing awareness that what goes in our recycling bins will mostly not be recycled – not even once. Fortunately, the way we […]
What food businesses need to know about the supermarket plastics revolution
With the recent release of the National Plastics Plan and its ambitious yet mission-critical 2025 National Packaging Targets, some seriously transformative changes are coming to a supermarket near you (and around Australia, for that matter). The gap between where Australia is now and where we’ve committed to be four years down the track is quite […]
Paper vs Plastic Debate: Which Material Is Better for Food Packaging? (part 2)
In Part 1 of this series, we’ve learned about why the plastics recycling ecosystem in Australia is broken, and how to close the loop to make a more robust circular economy – an area that Australia Government is putting huge, transformative efforts into with our 2025 National Targets. We’ve also learned about the massive environmental […]
Paper vs Plastic Debate: Which Material Is Better for Food Packaging? (part 1)
Paper vs plastic: which is the better choice for your food business? This is a subject that comes up very often here at Multisteps. At first glance, many assume the answer will always be paper; after all, it’s a natural resource used for much of human history. On the other hand, the proliferation of plastics […]
What the National Plastics Plan means for biodegradable and starch plastics
On the surface, biodegradable plastics seem like an ideal solution to Australia’s plastics problem. After all, 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated in Australia every single year, of which 84% is sent to landfill, where it will take hundreds of years to decompose. Unlike some other forms of waste generated in Australia, the […]
Paper Is No Panacea: Recycled Plastic Still The Sustainable Choice
If you were born at least a decade or two before the turn of the millennium, you probably remember those brown paper bags we used to bring groceries home in. You’ll still spot them when you’re watching old-school re-runs. With single-use plastic bags banned in most of the country, you might even find yourself wondering […]
