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We now have a local solution for sourcing sustainable poly bags in Vietnam! American and Australasian brands partnering with Vietnamese manufacturers will now be easily able to use POLLAST!C Poly bags to protect their garments from point of manufacture via Better Packaging’s proprietary ‘Direct to Manufacturer’ service.

Better Packaging Co. is excited to provide Australia Post with a new range of POLLAST!C recycled plastic satchels in Post Offices across the country. The new satchels are made from certified potential* Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) rescued from coastal communities in Southeast Asia and recycled into fit for purpose mailers for their customers – now available in three sizes on Australia Post’s Online Shop and in Post Offices.

Sendle has been #BetterFriend for a while now, but we're extra-thrilled to have our POLLAST!C Mailers  now decked out in Sendle swag!

Offering sustainable packaging solutions to small businesses has always been in our DNA so our partnership with Sendle is a match made in shipping heaven.

Last month, my co-founder Becs and I, packed our bags for Southeast Asia to see the POLLAST!C Project in action. It's not the first time we've been, but it was definitely the most intensive trip to date and fascinating on so many fronts. Here are a few of the things we learnt.

On May 23 & 24, the B for Good Leaders Summit 2024 will convene the world’s most progressive decision-makers committed to building the regenerative economy. This is a special moment where our community gathers for a massive collective impact. We'll be there. Join us!

Until now there have been very few sustainable alternatives to stretch pallet wrap made from new, virgin plastic. While there are reusable wraps in market, and we would highly recommend investigating these, they are often only suitable if the wrap is used within a closed loop system.In 2020, we began producing a certified home compostable pallet wrap before deciding we could do a lot better – we could make pallet wrap from 100% recycled plastic pollution and clean up the environment in Southeast Asia at the same time.

Here’s why POLLAST!C Pallet wrap is so much better!

This huge plastic poop represents the amount of plastic that enters the ocean EVERY 30 SECONDS. Scary huh. Most of it enters via land, and most of that from Asia. Better Packaging Co. installed it on Bondi Beach on World Environment Day 2023 to draw attention to the problem but also to show that solutions do exist. By finding ways to recycle this pollution, we create the incentive for it to be collected and kept out of nature. It's that simple, we have to stop treating plastic like SH!T.

Bondi Beach residents were greeted with a powerful message after a four-metre-high plastic poop representing the amount of waste that enters the world’s oceans every 30 seconds was installed on their iconic beach.  It made headlines worldwide including The Guardian, The Independent, UN Water, Yahoo NEWS Australia, NowThisNews, SBS News, The New Zealand Herald, OneNews, NewstalkZB, ABC Australia, Canberra Times, The Atlantic and many more.

APCO is an Australian body of members, all committed to the 2025 National Packaging Targets. Better Packaging Co. has been an active contributing member of APCO for a number of years and work to ensure our packaging is inline with their recommendations and targets. Find out more