From easy, infinite recyclability to ever‐greater savings in emissions and resources, the environmental credentials of steel for packaging are extraordinary and unique.
Steel is Europe’s most recycled packaging material.
It’s easy to see why more than 72% of steel packaging is recycled in Europe –far more than any other competing packaging material.
- The fact that steel is magnetic makes it the easiest and most economical material to sort and recover
- When your household waste is recycled, these magnetic properties enable steel packaging to beseparated from cartons, plastic, and other materials
- Unlike other materials, steel loses none of its strength or inherent qualities, no matter how many times it is recycled
- And it’s infinitely recyclable
- Well‐established routes for collection and recovery of steel cans have ensured recycling excellence.
FACT: Steel is “made to be recycled”
To make steel, you have to use recycled steel! The recycling process is embedded into steel production, meaning that every steel plant is a recycling plant, producing steel of virgin quality while saving valuable resources.
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