Environment ministers endorse plan to make all packaging recyclable by 2025

Australia's environment ministers have backed a plan for all packaging to be "recyclable, compostable or reusable" within eight years as part of an effort to fix the nation's waste crisis.

State and territory environment ministers meeting on Friday.

The target was among a series of measures endorsed in a Friday meeting focused on boosting recycling in Australia after China recently decided to restrict imports of foreign waste.

The plan to transform packaging by 2025 or earlier is a "monumental call to action," said Brooke Donnelly, chief executive of industry body the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, which will lead the effort.

Read the story by Fergus Hunter from The Age - “Environment ministers endorse plan to make all packaging recyclable by 2025.”

Coca-Cola launches ‘World Without Waste’ campaign

Coca-Cola Company has pledged to collect and recycle the equivalent of 100 percent of its packaging worldwide, and manufacture its bottles using at least 50 percent recycled plastic by 2030.

Waste pledge from Coca-Cola.

To achieve this ambitious goal, the beverage giant will need set up collect and recycling facilities in more than 200 countries where it sells its drinks range.

The company’s recycling strategy will also see investments in increasing customer engagement through educating them to recycle properly.

To this end, Coca-Cola will launch education plans at regional and local levels to inspire action.

Read the ClimateAction story - “Coca-Cola launches ‘World Without Waste’ campaign.“