Coles and Woolworths offer to handle plastic stockpiles for REDcycle

Supermarket giants offer to take control of REDcycle’s stockpiled soft plastic and provide storage of the material while recycling solutions are explored.

27 February, 2023

Supermarkets on notice to clean-up soft plastic stockpiles

Coles and Woolworths given notice to remove more than 5200 tonnes of soft plastic stockpiled at 15 sites.

6 February, 2023

Cleanery launches in Australia

Eco start-up launches in Australia with major supermarket secured as stockist.

1 September, 2022

Woolworths to phase out plastic shopping bags in WA

Woolworths to phase out 15-cent plastic shopping bags over the next month.

21 March, 2022

Woolworths remove single-use plastic picnicware

Supermarket giant removes single-use plastic picnicware from stores nationwide.

17 November, 2021

Woolworths plots path to no new plastic with Aussie innovators

Woolworths Group backs startup using science to reduce the need for new plastic to be produced.

29 September, 2021

Macro Wholefoods cleaning range achieves GECA certification

Macro Wholefoods launches range of GECA certified household cleaning products.

21 July, 2021

Woolworths hits green packaging milestone

Supermarket giant slashes 9000 tonnes of plastic.

31 May, 2021

Full Court dismisses ACCC appeal over Woolworths’ ‘compostable’ claims

Full Federal Court dismisses appeal in relation to supermarket giant’s environmental claims.

30 September, 2020

Woolworths to launch zero waste shopping platform

Loop will launch in Australia in partnership with Woolworths in June 2021.

19 July, 2020

Woolworths, TerraCycle partner to tackle plastic waste

Zero-waste shopping platform to launch in Australia in 2021.

29 October, 2019

Cleaning contractors hit with $65,000 penalty

Three cleaning firms and former sole trader penalised for involvement in underpaying cleaners at Tasmanian Woolworths sites.

12 December, 2018