The Permanent Materials Alliance brings together APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, European Aluminium, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) and Metal Packaging Europe.... Read more
APEAL welcomes the general approach taken by the Commission with its Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) proposal, but believes that more is to be done to fully close the circular loop. Download the attached position paper for our full set of recommendations and amendments....... Read more
In light of the call for evidence for the upcoming revision of the Waste Framework Directive, APEAL submitted the attached Position Paper on 21st February 2022.... Read more
The EU’s Circular Economy Plan (CEAP) commits the Commission to investigate the impact potential for harmonising separate waste collection systems across the EU, a study which the JRC is currently executing. Steel packaging for household applications, is part of this municipal waste. After a series...... Read more
APEAL has actively participated and contributed to the stakeholder’s consultation by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), in collaboration with DG ENV, on the “Assessment of the definition of recycling.” This position paper confirms the position of the steel for packaging sector on the recycling of...... Read more
In 2020, the European Commission adopted the new circular economy action plan (CEAP) . It is one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe’s new agenda for sustainable growth which APEAL fully supports. The CEAP states that the amount of materials used for...... Read more
Within the context of the European Green Deal (EGD) and the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), the European Commission is reviewing the requirements on packaging and packaging waste in the EU. This includes assessing how to improve packaging design to promote reuse and recycling,...... Read more