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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Donna Lu

Can you not? Plastic and metal ‘franken-can’ named Australia’s worst packaging at Unpackit awards

Two transparent plastic cans of tea or coffee with metal ring-pull can lids on a cafe table, next to a person's hand and two glasses of water
The inaugural Unpackit award for Australia’s worst packaging went to a plastic–metal hybrid drinking vessel that ‘ticks every box for problematic packaging’. Photograph: Unpackit awards

A single-use plastic and metal drinking vessel dubbed a “franken-can” has been given the dubious honour of being hailed as Australia’s worst plastic packaging.

The plastic-metal hybrid can, which is not accepted by container refund schemes or easily recycled – has won the inaugural Unpackit award.

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