Winners announced for the 2022 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards

Coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards have been established to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field across Australia and New Zealand.

By: Nerida Kelton MAIP, executive director – AIP, vice president – Sustainability & Save Food

The PIDA Awards are also the exclusive feeder program for Australia and New Zealand for the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards run by the World Packaging Organisation.

2022 Food Packaging Design of the Year

Gold: ThermoShield Temperature Monitoring System – Food (Caps & Closures).

Silver: Cadbury Roses limited edition Mother’s Day chocolates (Opal).

Bronze: Maggi Recipe Base/Mono-PP Sachet (Huhtamaki Australia).

High Commendations: Frutmac Zippmatic 100 per cent Paperboard Foodtainer (Auspouch) and Nestlé Easter egg range (Nestlé Australia).

2022 Beverage Packaging Design of the Year

Gold: Synlait Swappa Bottle (Synlait Milk Limited).

Silver: Coles Home Compostable Coffee Capsules (Coles).

Bronze: Australia’s Most Sustainable Milk Cartons (Brownes Dairy).

High Commendation: Norco 100 per cent rPET Milk Bottles (Pact Group).

2022 Save Food Packaging Design of the Year Award

Gold: A tie between ThermoShield Temperature Monitoring System (Caps & Closures) and Inghams Waitoa Free Range Butterflied Chicken (Sealed Air NZ).

Silver: 2DBarcodes by GS1 (GS1 Australia & Woolworths).

2022 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year

Due to the continued high standard of innovative designs that cover such a broad spectrum of the waste hierarchy the judges have separated the winners into subset categories. The subset categories for 2022 are: Reuse/ Refill, Recycle/Recover, Renewables, Compostable, Industrial, Recycled Content and Closed Loop Collection.

Sustainable Packaging – Reuse/Refill

Gold: Koh Kerbside Recyclable Spout Pouch Refill Pack (Close the Loop Group).

Sustainable Packaging – Recycle/Recover

Gold: A tie between the Royal Australian Mint Coin Packaging (MaCher Australia) and SMARTIES Range Paperisation (Nestlé Australia).

Silver: A tie between Detpak RecycleMe Noodle Cup (Detmold Group) and Maggi Recipe Base/Mono-PP sachet (Huhtamaki Australia).

Sustainable Packaging – Renewables

Gold: Australia’s Most Sustainable Milk Cartons (Brownes Dairy).

Sustainable Packaging – Compostable

Gold: A tie between Sugarcane Pulp Hot & Cold Cup Lids (BioPak) and FSC Rectangle Paper Containers (BioPak).

Silver: FSC Paper Spoon Straws (BioPak).

Sustainable Packaging – Industrial

Gold: Opal & JBS Dunnage Solution (Opal).

Silver: Amcor Ecotite R (Amcor Flexibles Australia).

Sustainable Packaging – Recycled Content

Gold: etch&ethos (EGO Pharmaceuticals).

Silver: BUBBLE WRAP 50 per cent recycled content air pillows (Sealed Air).

Bronze: Goodman Fielder Praise 100 per cent rPET Bottles.

High Commendation: Goodman Fielder Meadow Fresh Milk 30 per cent rHDPE Bottle (Pact Group).

Sustainable Packaging – Closed Loop Collection

Gold: KITKAT prototype recycled content wrapper (Nestlé Australia).

Silver: The winner of the SILVER award is Nespresso Curby Coffee Capsule Collection Program.

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