As a proven packaging format and a model material for a circular economy, steel packaging is set to play a vital role in the fight against food waste. And make no mistake, reducing food waste is one of the great challenges we face today. This...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke Optimised separate collection is our preferred route to increase both the quantity and quality of recycling, as extensively covered in our latest report Why Steel Recycles Forever: How To Collect, Sort And Recycle Steel For Packaging. But even the best infrastructure...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke On 1st February during our conference From Vision to Reality; Closing the loop on steel packaging, we launched our new report How to recycle steel – Why steel packaging recycles forever. The fifth of our six key recommendations in this...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke Our conference From Vision to Reality; Closing the loop on steel packaging on 1st February, launched our new report How to recycle steel – Why steel packaging recycles forever. In this report, pre-treatment before incineration is the second of our six...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke On 1st February during our conference From Vision to Reality; Closing the loop on steel packaging, we launched our new report How to recycle steel – Why steel packaging recycles forever. The third of our six key recommendations in this...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke On 1st February we launched our new report How to recycle steel – Why steel packaging recycles forever, at a conference organised in partnership with Parliament Magazine, From Vision to Reality; Closing the loop on steel packaging. A key element of...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke On 1st February during our conference From Vision to Reality; Closing the loop on steel packaging, we launched our new report How to recycle steel – Why steel packaging recycles forever. The fourth of our six key recommendations in this...... Read more
by Alexis Van Maercke, Secretary General of APEAL “Our Circular economy agenda is all about keeping products and materials for as long as possible in the economy,” said European Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevičius who opened and endorsed our 1st February event (watch the...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke We’re excited to announce the launch of a new campaign that will help communicate the benefits of steel packaging to a wider audience than ever before. For many years APEAL has successfully collaborated and communicated with governments, regulators, brands, packaging designers...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke, Secretary General. Some hexavalent chromium compounds have been designated as Substances of Very High Concern in the EU. As a result, they were placed on the REACH Authorisation list, meaning that their use is subject to time-limited review with the ultimate...... Read more
By: Viliam Gašpar, president of APEAL Thank you to everyone who visited Steel for Packaging Week, APEAL’s first virtual event, and for the positive feedback as well as questions about steel packaging and sustainability which the team has received. I am delighted to report that...... Read more
By Alexis Van Maercke, Secretary General. The European Green Deal aims to turn Europe into the first climate-neutral continent by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Brands, manufacturers and consumers could be forgiven for thinking individual actions will have little impact...... Read more
