Pact Group has won two prestigious sustainability category awards at the 2025 Packaging Design and Innovation Awards (PIDAs). Sulo 120 and 240 litre wheelie bins won gold for Recycled Content and Pact’s new Plasma coating won gold for PFAS reduction.

Sulo’s Circular Wheelie Bins: Gold Award in the Sustainable Category (Recycled Content)

SULO was recognised for the 120L and 240L kerbside mobile garbage bins which are now made from recycled resin using used packaging such as shampoo, detergent and sauce bottles, and lids from jars and bottles collected from kerbside recycling bins. Making SULO garbage bins using recycled plastic reduces the need to use virgin resin sourced from fossil fuels and diverts thousands of tonnes of plastic waste from landfill each year.

Using recycled resin to make new bins can also significantly reduce carbon emissions and water usage from the manufacturing process.

The packaging waste is recycled at the Pact-operated Circular Plastics Australia (CPA) recycling facility in Melbourne, where it is sorted, shredded and washed in the state-of-the-art facility and turned into a high-quality recycled resin.

SULO bins are manufactured in dark colours such as black and dark green, which enables them to be made with the highest quantity of locally sourced, post-consumer recycled plastic.

Pact Plasma Coating: Gold Award in the Sustainable Category (PFAS Reduction)

Pact’s Household and Industrial Packaging division was recognised for transitioning crop giant ADAMA 5L to 20L agrichem range to Pact’s plasma coated containers. Pact’s licensed plasma coating technology applies a safe and leakage-free internal solvent resistant barrier that removes the need for fluorination, which causes PFAS.

Pact’s plasma coated containers are recyclable through the relevant recycling programs such as DrumMUSTER in Australia and AgRecovery in New Zealand.

Both of Pact’s winning entries are now eligible to compete on the global stage in the to the 2026 WorldStar Packaging Awards – the most prestigious international packaging competition.