Some of the products on your local supermarket shelves are about to undergo a facelift as part of a plan to reduce plastics.
The supermarket giants are looking into advanced recycling which turns soft plastic, like bread bags and chip packets, back into oil in order to produce new soft plastic food packaging.
That means the design of the packaging is about to change.
Most retailers are part of or adhere to guidelines set by the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands Plastics Pact (ANZPAC).
Led by The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), The big supermarkets and manufacturers have given a commitment to transform retailers’ response to plastic by not only eliminating unnecessary plastic but ensuring the plastics used are recyclable, compostable, or able to be reused, keeping it in the economy and out of the environment.
Coca-Cola, Arnott’s and Nestle are among about 60 ANZPAC members who are committing to a series of ambitious plastic reduction targets including 100 per cent of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable, to eliminate unnecessary and problematic plastic packaging and to boost the amount of plastic collected and recycled by 25 per cent.
The goal is to achieve these targets by 2025.
Woolworths, Coles and Aldi have confirmed they will work towards the target.
