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 Adam brings with him a wealth of experience in design management from the likes of Elanders, WestRock Company and Chesapeake Branded Packaging. He will use his extensive experience to develop plastic alternatives using Cullen’s corrugated packaging. These will help Cullen’s extensive array of brand clients to achieve sustainability goals, maximise brand impact, and boost sales.

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has replaced single-use plastic picnicware with an extended range of more sustainable items in all its stores across the country.

The move is part of the retailer’s plan to remove around 2.1 million kilograms of plastic a year.

The extended sustainable picnicware range includes wooden cutlery certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), as well as paper cups and plates.

Woolworths is also providing bowls and plates made from sugarcane pulp.

Bostock New Zealand has spent over 12 months developing what it believes to be the world’s first certified home compostable zip-lock pouch bag for apples. The bag is made from rice, potato and corn derivatives blended together. John Bostock, owner of Bostock New Zealand, said it took 12 months to develop a bag that was strong enough to hold 1kg of apples. “One of the major challenges was the zip-lock on the bag,” John Bostock explained.