Our Commitment to the Environment

Orion Laboratories Pty Ltd is a proud signatory of the National Packaging Covenant, a unique initiative between government, industry and community groups, set up to divert packaging waste from landfill.

By signing the Covenant Orion is committed to finding improved environmental outcomes for packaging.

The National Packaging Covenant is a voluntary initiative by Government and Industry, to reduce the environmental effects of packaging on the Environment. It is designed to minimise the environmental impacts arising from the disposal of used packaging, conserve resources through better design and production processes, and facilitate the re-use and recycling of used packaging materials.

As a signatory to the Covenant, Orion recognises that

• A co-operative approach is necessary between industry and government to achieve a nationally consistent approach to managing the lifecycle of consumer packaging and paper including its recovery, utilisation and ultimate disposal.
• It is essential to devise Australian solutions to the management of consumer packaging and paper throughout its lifecycle and to the implementation of sustainable materials recovery systems and the development of sustainable markets.

The Covenant aims to improve the total environmental performance and lifecycle management of consumer packaging and paper by pursuing the following specific environmentally focused performance goals:

1. Packaging optimised to integrate considerations about resource efficiency, maximum resource re-utilisation, product protection, safety and hygiene.
2. Efficient resource recovery systems for consumer packaging and paper.
3. Consumers able to make informed decisions about consumption, use and disposal of packaging of products.
4. Supply chain members and other signatories able to demonstrate how their actions contribute to goals (1) – (3) above.
5. All signatories demonstrate continuous improvement in their management of packaging through their individual Action Plans and Annual Reports.

Find out more about the National Packaging Covenant or contact us.