Recycling of steel packaging hit a new all-time high of 82.5 percent in Europe in 2018, according to figures issued by APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, Brussels. APEA says the methodology and data sources it used to calculate the recycling rate have been independently reviewed, audited and certified by energy and waste specialist consultancy, Eunomia.
“A recycling increase of 2 percentage points sends a clear message to all stakeholders in the value chain that steel for packaging is a tried, tested and sustainable packaging solution, fit for a 21st century circular economy,” says Alexis Van Maercke, secretary general of APEAL.
“Steel is circular by design. Magnetic properties make steel easy to collect, and steel can be recycled over and over again without any loss of material quality. Today’s rise in recycling rates is largely the result of increased separate collection in countries such as Italy and Poland. As 100 percent of separately collected steel packaging is used to make new products, steel is clearly the best placed of all packaging materials to achieve the aims of the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP 2.0),” he adds. In 2018, more than 4 million metric tons of CO2 were saved through recycling, the equivalent of taking 870,000 cars off the road for one year.
Source: Recycling Today
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