How and When Your Package can be Described as "Recyclable" or "Biodegradable"?

Claims about the ‘environmentally-friendly’ credentials of packaging materials are under increased scrutiny throughout Australia. Currently, there have been moves to limit the usage of plastic bags in supermarkets. This 1900-word article gives an overview of when businesses might be able to claim their products are ‘recyclable’ or ‘biodegradable’ and how such claims might appear on a label or package. A matrix of Federal laws, as well as the Australian packaging industry’s national covenant and other packaging industry standards and codes can apply. In this article we aim to help consumers and regulators sort their way through the maze and avoid the problems that are becoming apparent in the Australian marketplace.

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