More than a dozen forward-thinking Victorian councils have committed their non-recyclable household waste to the Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) project, which is the most progressed of its kind in Victoria, to help divert it from landfill.
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August 19, 2024
More than a dozen forward-thinking Victorian councils have committed their non-recyclable household waste to the Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) project, which is the most progressed of its kind in Victoria, to help divert it from landfill.
Melbourne, Australia: Great Wrap, a B Corp Certified material science company, has partnered with Opal one of Australia and New Zealand’s leading cardboard packaging and recycling companies, to exclusively offer the only Australian made Compostable Machine Pallet Wrap for businesses of all sizes in Australia and New Zealand, enabling them to divert traditional pallet wrap away from landfills.
Opal has invested in high-tech brown paper bag technology to produce retail paper bags at our Opal Bag Solutions site in Thomastown, Victoria. Opal’s paper bags are 100 per cent Australian made and are created from at least 70 per cent recycled paper.
Opal has been shortlisted as a finalist for the APCO Our Packaging Future Awards 2022 in the category of End Market Leadership for the Opal Dunnage Solution.
The Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDAs) finalists across 12 categories have been announced! Opal has been recognised as a finalist for three Opal produced products across four categories.
Partnering with Dan Murphy’s for their new wine delivery subscription service, Dan Picked, the team at Opal has designed and created an innovative and robust Australian made, 100 per cent recycled and recyclable wine box.
Opal showcased a range of innovative and sustainable packaging solutions and technologies at this year’s AUSPACK 2022.
Opal Paper & Recycling’s Operations Technical Team at the Botany Mill used their combined skills to precisely fold sheets of 100 per cent recycled brown paper that’s also recyclable to build origami Christmas trees.
Opal’s exhibit at the recent Hort Connections was a great success and popular with attendees eager to learn more about our sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions.
Opal Specialty Packaging worked with Fererro AU/NZ and Mix Agency to bring an activation for Nutella instore across Australian supermarkets. Our industrial design team worked closely with the client to make sure these high impact displays fitted perfectly into shippers for easy transport and modular assembly across all store configurations.