The latest official figures from Germany show that recycling levels of steel packaging reached a record 93.6% in 2008, a rise of 2 percentage points from 2007. Germany’s legal requirement for a recycling rate of 70% has now been consistently surpassed for more than ten...... Read more
A landmark 70% of steel packaging now recycled in Europe The latest figures from APEAL show that over 2.5 million tonnes of food and drinks cans and other steel containers were recycled in 2008, saving 3.9 million tonnes of CO2. According to the latest available...... Read more
APEAL began its outreach campaign to the newly elected members of the European Parliament in the first week of July. Since its initial contact with the new parliamentarians, APEAL has been holding a series of face-to-face meetings introducing the association and the legislative issues being...... Read more
In September, APEAL was officially accepted as a member of the newly established European Food SCP Round-Table. The Round-Table, initiated by the CIAA, the Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU, has been set up to promote environmental sustainability in the food...... Read more
Article published by the ‘European Environment & Packaging Law’ magazine.... Read more
Article in ‘Steel Times International’ reports that the latest figures reveal 69% of steel packaging is recycled in Europe, saving 4.8 Mt of CO2 emissions. Thanks to industry efforts, the industry surpassed EU directives on recycling back in 2001 – seven years before an EU...... Read more
APEAL delivered a presentation at the European Packaging & Waste Law on the steel for packaging industry perspectives on European Packaging Waste Policy.... Read more
Article in ‘European Environment & Packaging Law’: a call by four MEPs to make metal beverage can producers harmonise “their deposit and return systems” has failed to receive adequate support in the European Parliament.... Read more
APEAL made a presentation during the ‘Sustainability in Packaging’ conference organised by Pira. The presentation focussed on steel’s intrinsic values, the importance of recycling to cut down CO2 emissions, a holistic approach to LCA and the necessity for co-operation through the supply chain.... Read more
APEAL delivered a presentation at the Platts Steel Market Focus Conference in Geneva on steel recycling and the role it plays in responding to the sustainability challenge. The presentation outlines the unique performance cabilities of steel for packaging in terms of caring for the environment,...... Read more