Editorial

As we welcome in a new European Parliament and European Commission, we also welcome a new look for steel for packaging in Europe. APEAL is the representative voice of the major steel for packaging producers in Europe. As ...

National Newsbrief

Deposit system back on the agenda in Belgium Waste management in Belgium is the responsibility of the country’s three regions: Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. In 1996 they negotiated a cooperation agreement to ensure consistency in the transposition of ...

The Interview: Caroline Jackson

A Member of the European Parliament between 1994 and 2009, Caroline Jackson has played a pivotal role in shaping some key pieces of the EU’s environmental legislation. As the parliament begins a new legislature, the former chairwoman ...

Steel Looks Forward

Meeting and surpassing the ever-evolving needs of the can maker, legislator, consumer, retailer, brand owner and filler has always been the highest priority of the steel for packaging industry. As a result, in recent years we ...

Protecting today, Preserving tomorrow

Packaging fashions come and go but the can lives on! As the food can celebrates the 200 years of its inception, we look at how the unique properties of steel for packaging have meant it is a high ...

The Road to Greener Goods

Growing demand for more environmentally sustainable goods and services within the European Union has brought about the launch of two new environment-focused groups for the European retail sector and the European food chain. What are their ...

Recycling the Belgian Way

In the first of a series of articles looking at the recycling of packaging waste across EU member states, we examine the Belgian system. Belgium recycles 93% of its post-consumer household packaging, the highest recycling rate in ...