Packaging company SIG has partnered with leading Australian wine producers to introduce Australia’s “first” recycle-ready bag-in-box for wine, developed and manufactured at its Adelaide facility.
The launch is said to build on SIG’s “long track record” of bag-in-box innovation and follows the debut of Australia’s “first” recycle-ready bag for water in 2024.
The new bag is made of SIG Terra RecShield, a mono-material film with a uniquely formulated polymer structure, replacing the conventional multi-layer film that contains aluminium. This means that every component of the bag-in-box, including the bag, tap and carton, is now recycle-ready.
This development supports the Australian 2025 National Packaging Targets and meets the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO).
SIG’s Adelaide-based research and development team has also introduced the country’s “first” locally manufactured wine tap made from light grey polymers that allow it to be “easily detected” by optical sorters at Australian recycling facilities.
When assessed through Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) Packaging Recyclability Evaluation Portal (PREP), the complete pack receives a ‘Check Locally’ classification by the Australian Recycling Label, guiding consumers to kerbside recycling where facilities exist or alternative drop-off points, such as supermarkets or council collection centres.
The integrity and performance of the recycle-ready bag-in-box wine packaging has been validated through “extensive” shelf-life tests and transport trials with SIG’s development partners Hill-Smith Family Estates, Vinarchy, DeBortoli Wines and Calabria Family Wines.
“SIG has been at the forefront of bag-in-box packaging globally and this product continues our commitment to innovation and leadership in sustainable packaging solutions for our customers, consumers and the planet,” says SIG ANZ Head of Marketing & Sustainability Carmen Houston.
“Working with APCO and our winery partners, we are bringing a recycle-ready solution to market that fits Australian recycling infrastructure while maintaining wine quality through the supply chain.”
