The Circular Economy
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The significance of the Circular Economy
Consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable packaging and the use of recycled content which supports the local Circular Economy.
0%
of consumers avoid buying products with non-recyclable packaging
of consumers actively look for products that use recycled materials in their packaging
of Australians support a ban on importing recycled content
of Australians are supportive of the 2025 National Packaging Targets
Australians are great recyclers
There is a clear preference for locally-sourced recycled content
There is a clear preference for locally-sourced recycled content
53%
of consumers avoid buying products with non-recyclable packaging
60%
of consumers actively look for products that use recycled materials in their packaging
84%
of Australians support a ban on importing recycled content
88%
of Australians are supportive of the 2025 National Packaging Targets
Since 2002, Pact Group has been a driver of the Circular Economy.
We have three divisions that work as one across the Circular Economy.
Pioneering a whole of product lifecycle approach to sustainable packaging.
Partnering with global brands to local dairy producers, we integrate supply chain efficiencies and sustainable practices into everything we design and manufacture.
The circle starts with a life-cycle assessment to ensure our customers can make sustainable decisions. Processing our own local recycled material makes all the difference. In recent years, we’ve brought millions of 100% recycled milk, shampoo and personal care bottles into the world.
Eliminating
single-use through Reuse solutions
The depth of our network and investment in technology ensure vital resources can be swiftly collected, sorted, cleaned and redistributed at scale.
Helping Australian fresh food producers and supermarkets achieve their sustainability goals, our pooling systems to date have replaced over 150 million single-use boxes with 5 million reusable plastic crates. To address the pressing needs of the fashion industry we’ve also recently acquired TIC to create a specialist global ‘Retail Accessories’ arm. This further boosts our Retail Accessories capabilities and helps recycle enough hangers annually to circle the earth more than three times.
Reducing waste through Recycling solutions
We don’t see material as waste, we see its potential to create ongoing value. It’s a complete loop approach. One that demands both the responsible disposal of packaging and the inclusion of recycled content in packaging.
To deliver this at scale, we partner with Government bodies and peak industry groups to continually boost our post-consumer waste recycling capabilities. This ensures
locally-sourced recycled material helps feed our packaging business. That’s ‘circular’ for you.
Always evolving, our closed-loop solutions enable you to explore the huge potential of our advanced sustainability platform.
1.
R&D Technical Capability
Working closely with our customers to develop leading recycled solutions, we have a commitment to
30%
recycled material
by 2025
3.
Manufacturing (Primary Packaging)
We support customers in the following industries:
- Dairy & Beverage
- Fresh Food
- Food
- Health & Personal Care
- Household & Industrial
4.
Manufacturing (Secondary Packaging)
- We offer solutions for the growing need for alternatives to single-use packaging.
- Our produce crate pooling platform is best in class in Australia and New Zealand.
- We are a global leader in garment hanger Reuse services.
- We are leaders in steel drum and IBC reconditioning services in Australia and New Zealand.
5.
Source Separation
We manufacture and supply councils across Australia with mobile garbage bins for households.
6.
Collection
We collect
post-consumer and
post-industrial plastics
7.
Recycling
We are the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand, operating
15
recycling & reconditioning facilities.
In a joint venture with Cleanaway and Asahi, we are building a recycling facility that will increase Australia’s locally sourced and recycled PET by two-thirds
30,000
tonnes to more than
50,000
tonnes a year
