Organisers have announced the finalists for the 2020 Australasian Packaging Innovation andDesign Awards (PIDA).
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) coordinates PIDA, which works as the exclusive feeder programme for the WorldStar Packaging Awards. The 2020 PIDA winners will automatically be eligible for entry into the 2021 WorldStar Packaging Awards competition.
The Packaging Innovation and Design of the Year company awards recognise organisations that have designed innovative packaging within five manufacturing categories: Food; Beverage; Health, Beauty and Wellness; Domestic and00 Household; and Labelling and Decoration
PIDA also sees finalists in a number of special awards including the Sustainable Packaging Design Special Award; the Accessible Packaging Design Special Award; and the Young Packaging Professional of the Year Award.
The 2020 Packaging Innovation and Design of the Year Award – Food Category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and or materials, within food packaging and processing including fresh, frozen or other. All entries are also judged on Sustainable Packaging Design Considerations and what packaging changes they are undertaking to meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets. This is a WorldStar Packaging Awards category.
The finalists are Arnott’s Cracker Chips unique split case innovation, BioBag World Australia for compostable cucumber wrap; Disruptive Packaging for Uniqcor for cold chain environments; OF Packaging for Local Legends novelty shaped pouches; Planet Protector Packaging for the Lobster Protector; Platypus Print Packaging for the Youfoodz Meal Kit; and Primo Foods for the Red Range Slice Pack.
The 2020 Packaging Innovation and Design of the Year Award – Beverage Category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and/or materials, within packaging and processing for liquid or dry tea, coffee, water and soft drinks including wine, beer and spirits. All entries are also judged on Sustainable Packaging Design Considerations and what packaging changes they are undertaking to meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets. This is a WorldStar Packaging Awards category.
Finalists are Brownes Dairy for Australia’s first renewable gable top milk carton; Coca-Cola Amatil for 100 per cent recyclable rPET bottles; Ecolean for the Bannister Downs Dairy WA chilled pasteurised range; Just Water plant-based reusable water bottle; and O-I Glass ANZ for the Millie fruit juice range.
The 2020 Packaging Innovation and Design of the Year Award – Health, Beauty and Wellness Category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and or materials, within cosmetics, toiletries, personal hygiene, supplements, vitamins, perfumes, hair body and oral care. This award also covers packaging of all medicines including over the counter medicines, medical equipment packaging. All entries are also judged on Sustainable Packaging Design Considerations and what packaging changes they are undertaking to meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets. This is a WorldStar Packaging Awards category.
Finalists are Pact Group for the New Zealand Earthwise Glow Labs brand of PCR 100 per cent rPET bottle range and Kahuku Natural refillable stainless-steel range of cleansers and liquid soaps.
2020 Packaging Innovation and Design of the Year Award – Domestic and Household Category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and or materials, packaging within domestic and household items, toys, stationary, gifts, clothing, garden equipment, decorating. All entries are also judged on Sustainable Packaging Design Considerations and what packaging changes they are undertaking to meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets. This is a WorldStar Packaging Awards category.
Finalists are Birdstone Collective and NCI Packaging for the DuluxGroup Cabot’s Ready Bucket; Birdstone Collective and Orora Cartons for the recyclable Telstra Sleeve; Daisy Pool Covers & Sealed Air, Gaprie for the P.C. Nets which are a re-usable, alternative for pallet containment; Outside the Box Caskets for an ecological solution to the traditional timber and MDF casket; Pact Group for New Zealand’s Earthwise brand of PCR 75 per cent rHDPE household cleaning range; and Sealed Air Brand Protective Packaging for the Korrvu uncompromised product protection.
The 2020 Packaging Innovation and Design of the Year Award – Labelling and Decoration Category is designed to recognise the addition of content to a pack which creates an innovative appearance, function or communication. This may include labels, sleeves, tags, coding/markings, etching, directly applied inks or by any other similar process. All entries are also judged on Sustainable Packaging Design Considerations and what packaging changes they are undertaking to meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets. This is a WorldStar Packaging Award Category.
Finalists are NCI Packaging and DuluxGroup for the Porter’s Paints superior crafted paint can range and UPM Raflatac and Kiwi Labels for the Cusrton Pak rPET Cherry Punnet with self-adhesive label, permanent adhesive that is also washable at the PET recycling plant.
The 2020 Accessible Packaging Design Special Award recognises packaging that is accessible, intuitive, easy to open and innovative. Accessible Packaging Design needs to include measuring techniques, understanding injuries caused by packaging and consumer satisfaction levels with packaging accessibility. This award is sponsored by Arthritis Australia and Arthritis New Zealand.
Finalists are Ecolean for the Bannister Downs Dairy WA chilled pasteurised range and Reckitt Benckiser for Gaviscon Dual Action Sachets.
The 2020 Sustainable Packaging Design Special Award recognises companies that have developed innovative packaging or processing solutions that incorporates sustainability considerations. Elements include Social, Material, Source Reduction, Energy and Recovery. One of the winners will be awarded the custom EcodEX packaging environmental assessment valued at $10,000. Selerant will implement its acclaimed EcodEX assessment and provide the winner a reputable third-party environmental evaluation of the product package or formulation. This is a WorldStar Packaging Awards Category.
Finalists are Birdstone Collective and Orora Cartons for the recyclable Telstra Sleeve; Brownes Dairy for Australia’s first renewable gable top milk carton; Coca-Cola Amatil for the 100 per cent recyclable post-consumer recycled rPET bottles, ecostore Ltd for New Zealand’s first 100 per cent Ocean Waste Plastic limited edition hand wash; Nestlé Australia for the Kitkat Chocolatory recyclable e-commerce solution; Omni Group for the PerformX 100 per cent recyclable stretch wrap; Orora Fibre Packaging for the recyclable moulded paper inserts; Pact Group for New Zealand’s Earthwise brand of PCR 75 per cent rHDPE household cleaning range; Planet Protector Packaging for the Lobster Protector; Planet Protector Packaging for the home compostable mailer pouch; Sealed Air Brand Protective Packaging for the TempGuard kerbside recyclable packaging for pre-packaged, temperature sensitive goods; and UPM Raflatac and Kiwi Labels for the Custom-Pak rPET Cherry Punnet with self-adhesive label, permanent adhesive that is also washable at the PET recycling plant.
The 2020 Young Packaging Professional of the Year Award provides incentive and recognition to young professionals who are both currently working in and wish to continue their career path within the Packaging industry.
Finalists are Alison Appleby, Member Resource & Program Coordinator, APCO; Christopher Moffatt AAIP, Quality Control Coordinator & Product Developer; Caspak Products and Kelly Wade, Scientist, Scion New Zealand.
The 2020 Australasian PIDA winners will be formally announced later this monthl.
The AIP acknowledges the following sponsors: Platinum – APCO, Viscotec and Wellman Packaging; Silver – Auspouch, Metalprint, Mosca, Platypus Print Packaging, Verix and Westrock; Bronze – Bio-lutions, Caps and Closures, Cemac, JL Lennard, KHS, Konica Minolta, OF Packaging, Planet Protector, Sealed Air, Taghleef Industries, TetraPak, Vanden Recycling, Zipform Packaging, Esko, Supporters – Aeson Material and Ecolean.
