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With sustainable business practices, you won’t need to ‘greenwash’ your messaging. Here’s how to tell the difference between greenwashing and true sustainability.

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.

Our co-founder Kate Bezar is quoted in a recent issue of Renew Magazine in one of the best articles we've read recently regarding the extremely complex issues surrounding packaging and its sustainability.

POLLAST!C^TM is our range of bags (and more!) made from recycled Ocean Bound Plastic pollution that we rescue from the environment in SouthEast Asia. It’s pretty obvious how this helps reduce plastic pollution, but what is its impact on the global warming crisis we currently face? Here we explain how ...

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.

Let's break down the key criteria that Certified 'Ocean Bound Plastic' must meet and why plastic pollution collected from up to 50km from the coast is considered 'Ocean Bound'. Spoiler alert: Water plays a crucial role in transporting plastic from miles inland to the ocean!

Over the years we have been honoured to win several awards for sustainability and innovation, but this one feels different (and excites us as much) because it is also a recognition of the inclusive and diverse workplace we have fostered over the past 5 years.