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In 2018, Coles and Woolworths took the initiative to ban single use plastic bags in all their stores across Australia. From the first, it was a polarising decision. While environmentally conscious groups and customers hailed it as a great step in the right direction for achieving sustainability, many of the supermarket giants’ other customers disliked this new policy.

In Australia, we’re experiencing a society that’s becoming ever-more environmentally conscious, a government that’s just starting to regulate in this area, and the loss of our get-out-of-jail-free card in China’s refusal to accept any more of our waste. Recycling our overload of packaging has become one of the biggest issues in Australia right now.

Consumers and suppliers alike are starting to become concerned about their obligations under these new rules. But what differences will the push for recyclable packaging make for both these parties?

Several Coles customers recently took to social media expressing their frustration when trying to open their meat purchased from the large supermarket chain which was wrapped in vacuum packaging, claiming it is too difficult to open and poses as a safety hazard.

Australians have always had a love of food, influenced by the vibrant multiculturalism of our population. But the staple dishes of the Australian diet have undergone serious changes in the last few years as our palettes adjust to a changing world.