Steel closures are the steel packaging items that are the most regularly put in the wrong waste stream or residual waste bin. Chapter 4 of our report looks at keeping lids and closures in a #CircularEconomy. bit.ly/3Gz8PJD #WhySteelRecyclesForever #MetalRecycling

About 2 days ago from APEAL's Twitter via Sprout Social

To understand the #environmental performance of a product, its entire life cycle needs to be looked at. A life cycle assessment (LCA) of a #steel product looks at resources, energy and emissions, from the steel production stage to its end‐of‐life stage, including #recycling. pic.twitter.com/pkNGPXBfNd

About 6 days ago from APEAL's Twitter via Sprout Social

High-quality recycling is only possible with high-quality input to recycling operations. When our latest report was launched we discussed the importance of defining quality standards for steel packaging scrap. Read more here: #WhySteelRecyclesForever bit.ly/37R6G0m

Last week from APEAL's Twitter via Sprout Social

A recent article (bit.ly/3ETXMes) suggests that the EU is not on track to meet the #CEAP target to halve non-recycled municipal waste by 2030. APEAL has made a series of recommendations in our 2022 best-practice report: bit.ly/3tyVGvF #CircularEconomy

About a week ago from APEAL's Twitter via Sprout Social

#RecyclingFacts: ♻️ 84% of steel packaging in Europe is recycled each year ♻️ Recycling 1 tonne of scrap steel saves over 2 tonnes of raw materials & about 1.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions. ♻️ 100% of all collected steel is used again to make new steel. #CircularEconomy

About 2 weeks ago from APEAL's Twitter via Sprout Social