Australia Post has been recognised for its sustainable packaging, picking up the 2024 Sustainable Packaging Design – E-Commerce Gold award at this year’s Australasian Packaging and Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards.
Australia Post’s partnership with packaging company Sealed Air to launch a Korrvu® Retention range of single and twin wine boxes took out the top award in the E-Commerce category. The boxes, comprising Korrvu® Retention packaging inserts, replace the hard-to-recycle polystyrene and bulky nest-style packaging.
Korrvu® offers damage protection that rivals custom foam while being made primarily from corrugated cardboard. Offering a clean unboxing experience, Korrvu® enhances sustainability by using up to 50% recycled materials and being curbside recyclable.
The Sustainable Packaging Design Special Award recognises companies developing innovative packaging solutions that incorporate sustainability considerations.
Kayla Le Cornu, Australia Post’s General Manager for Retail Product & Supply Chain said the award acknowledges Australia Post’s approach to sustainability, particularly packaging.
“Reducing the impact of our packaging range is a priority. Our Retail packaging team work hard to find solutions that reduce negative environmental impacts while ensuring our packaging is fit for purpose and parcels arrive safely.
“This is a great achievement for the team and business, especially as we were up against some excellent innovators in this category,” Ms Le Cornu said.
By switching to Korrvu® Retention, Australia Post has revolutionised packaging for wine during distribution.
Australia Post wine boxes are recyclable via kerbside collection bins, ensuring the packaging gets a chance to be recycled into something new. They also contain 70% recycled content.
This packaging highlights one component in Australia Post’s ambitions to . Information on all the PIDA winners can be found .
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As Australia’s postal service for more than 215 years, we’re at the heart of every community. Last financial year we delivered more than 2.5 billion items to 12.7 million delivery points. Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally, with more than 4,000 Post Offices. Australia Post employs people of all ages, genders, and abilities in our extended workforce of more than 63,000 team members, reflective of the diverse communities we operate in. We are proud to be included in the inaugural Indigenous Employment Index with 3 per cent of our workforce identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and we are one of the largest Australian employers to be certified as a Disability Confident Recruiter.
