{"id":15890,"date":"2025-01-25T12:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/?p=15890"},"modified":"2025-01-25T12:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T12:14:09","slug":"new-recyclable-cardboard-boxes-for-prawns-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/new-recyclable-cardboard-boxes-for-prawns-a-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"New recyclable cardboard boxes for prawns a winner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TASSAL<\/strong> has joined with packaging giant <strong>Visy<\/strong> for a more sustainable summer, with new locally made cardboard boxes for their delicious prawns. Visy is Australia\u2019s largest integrated manufacturing and recycling business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tassal\u2019s sustainable packaging goals see them on track to remove more than 55,000 prawn polystyrene boxes, with the launch of the fully recyclable 4kg prawn carton and now, this season, the 10kg carton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move has earned the company \u2013 which operates a prawn farm north of Proserpine \u2013 recognition from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council and Australasian Packaging Innovation and Design Awards, for sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tassal general manager marketing and innovation <strong>Libby Williams<\/strong> said Tassal prawns were a much-loved part of Aussie summers. \u201cOur new 10kg cardboard prawn box is a win for the industry and the environment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy partnering with Visy, we\u2019re able to utilise recyclable cardboard, while maintaining freshness and quality, so consumers can be assured that their favourite prawns this summer are in a sustainable package versus the Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) boxes previously used.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tassal senior manager ESG <strong>Heidi Smith<\/strong> said Tassal\u2019s Responsible Business Roadmap guides the integration of environment, sustainability and governance (ESG) regarding how the business behaves, thinks and measures its success in driving sustainable change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to achieving 100 per cent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by December 31, 2025,\u201d Ms Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt Tassal, we are dedicated to delivering ongoing innovations in packaging, so we can continue to sustainably feed tomorrow! \u201cAs demand grows for our seafood, so does the need to find more sustainable packaging options.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new boxes, made from up to 74 per cent recycled content, replace hard-to-recycle Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) containers. The boxes are being made at Visy\u2019s Carole Park site, in Ipswich, Queensland, before being packed with fresh prawns at Tassal\u2019s Proserpine Prawn Farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainability and food safety go hand in hand, said Visy\u2019s executive general manager for fibre packaging, <strong>Adrian Dalgleish<\/strong>. \u201cBy working closely with Tassal, we have created a purpose-built box, which we can recycle back into new packaging after use, ensuring Australians get fresh prawns without the polystyrene waste,\u201d Mr Dalgleish said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy manufacturing cardboard recyclable boxes locally, we\u2019re keeping manufacturing jobs in Australia. \u201cHaving the most extensive network of corrugated box plants in Australia ensures we are close to customers and can respond to their needs quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visy has worked closely with the team at Tassal to produce the new cardboard box for prawns. Together, they have run market trials to ensure the box meets rigorous quality standards now and into the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TASSAL has joined with packaging giant Visy for a more sustainable summer, with new locally made cardboard boxes for their delicious prawns. Visy is Australia\u2019s largest integrated manufacturing and recycling business. 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