Detmold Group recognised for its commitment to sustainability

The Detmold Group was recognised for its commitment to sustainability winning the Sustainable Packaging Excellence Award from the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO).

The South Australian family owned business also took out APCO’s Manufacturer Sustainability Award for the second year in a row.

Tom Lunn, general manager of marketing and innovation for the Detmold Group, said it was proud to be the first packaging company to win the award.

“To win the Sustainable Packaging Excellence Award is a wonderful acknowledgement,” he said. “It is great to have our successful collaboration and partnership initiatives across our supply chain recognised in this way. This has culminated in our RecycleMe program, which is a great example of how industry can apply innovation to solve difficult problems, like diverting takeaway cups from landfill. 

“Our ongoing recognition from APCO is the result of providing our customers with products capturing the latest in sustainability initiatives and providing clarity so our customers can be confident in what they need to achieve, and how to get there practically and competitively.”

Australia has committed to make 100 per cent of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 or earlier.

Sheridan Randall, 5^th September 2018