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Preserving flavour and curbing waste – the Steel solution to food sustainability
20 Feb 2024

Preserving flavour and curbing waste – the Steel solution to food sustainability

Food waste is a global crisis with severe environmental consequences, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and depleting precious resources. Astonishingly, 46% of food waste is generated during t...
The Steel solution to reducing food packaging waste
12 Feb 2024

The Steel solution to reducing food packaging waste

The food packaging industry has a pivotal role to play in reducing the amount of packaging waste sent to landfill. Despite the growing urgency surrounding plastic waste pollution, a staggering 37% of...
Reducing food waste with Steel Packaging: a sustainable solution for a more circular future
09 Oct 2023

Reducing food waste with Steel Packaging: a sustainable solution for a more circular future

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 o...
Why involving consumers is key to closing the loop of Steel Packaging recycling
05 May 2022

Why involving consumers is key to closing the loop of Steel Packaging recycling

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 For...
The importance of defining quality standards for steel packaging scrap
29 Apr 2022

The importance of defining quality standards for steel packaging scrap

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 recy...
Why pre-treatment before incineration is a pre-requisite for increased recycling
19 Apr 2022

Why pre-treatment before incineration is a pre-requisite for increased recycling

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 forev...
Why we recommend strengthening EU policy to ensure no recyclable packaging goes to landfill
07 Apr 2022

Why we recommend strengthening EU policy to ensure no recyclable packaging goes to landfill

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 recy...
Why optimised separate collection of steel packaging waste is APEAL’s preferred route for increased recycling
04 Apr 2022

Why optimised separate collection of steel packaging waste is APEAL’s preferred route for increased recycling

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, Fr...
The importance of second overband magnets in sorting plants
04 Apr 2022

The importance of second overband magnets in sorting plants

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 recy...
From vision to reality: closing the loop on steel packaging in Europe
24 Feb 2022

From vision to reality: closing the loop on steel packaging in Europe

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 fo...
Launch of consumer campaign
11 Jan 2022

Launch of consumer campaign

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 APE...
Hexavalent chromium-free passivation alternative is ready for adoption
29 Nov 2021

Hexavalent chromium-free passivation alternative is ready for adoption

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 Authorisat...
Steel for Packaging Week continues due to popular demand
09 Apr 2021

Steel for Packaging Week continues due to popular demand

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 pack...
Steel for packaging and the European Green Deal: a circular success story
23 Feb 2021

Steel for packaging and the European Green Deal: a circular success story

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. Brand...
How steel can help you do more with less
26 Oct 2020

How steel can help you do more with less

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. To achieve this ambitious goal, it is essential to...
Steel for packaging; circular by design
19 Oct 2020

Steel for packaging; circular by design

The circular economy and resource management are at the centre of the European Green Deal. Key to this is the Circular Economy Action Plan, which includes a ‘sustainable products’ policy and a wea...
Steel packaging and the fight against food waste
12 Oct 2020

Steel packaging and the fight against food waste

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way many people think about food. Lockdown measures and the closure of foodservice outlets and the hospitality sector in many countries may have driven and inc...
Steel packaging and the European Green Deal
05 Oct 2020

Steel packaging and the European Green Deal

By Alexis Van Maercke Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, described the European Green Deal as ‘Europe’s man on the moon moment’, and the scale of the challenge would...
Pandemic confirms continued relevance of Steel for Packaging
27 May 2020

Pandemic confirms continued relevance of Steel for Packaging

Anyone who has visited a supermarket in the last few weeks has probably noticed that sales of canned food have rocketed under the impact of COVID-19, to the extent that some suppliers have been forced...
Steel; protecting today, preserving tomorrow
12 Feb 2019

Steel; protecting today, preserving tomorrow

By Alexis Van Maercke With a range of packaging materials on offer, consumers are increasingly aware of how their choices are impacting upon the environment. But longer term, a predicted global foo...
Steel – packaging designed for the 21st century
28 Jan 2019

Steel – packaging designed for the 21st century

By Alexis Van Maercke Steel has been used as a packaging material for over 200 years, but its versatility and potential for design will ensure it continues to be used for generations to come. Wh...
Choosing the model material for a circular economy
22 Jan 2019

Choosing the model material for a circular economy

By Alexis Van Maercke As we move towards a circular economy, now is the time for brands, businesses and consumers to think seriously about their choice of packaging materials, and their true enviro...
Additional challenges to a real recycling dynamic – improving reporting in Europe
13 Nov 2018

Additional challenges to a real recycling dynamic – improving reporting in Europe

By Alexis Van Maercke The reliability of data is critical when measuring EU member states’ recycling performance. The Circular Economy Package tackles this challenge with the proposed adoption...
Scrap acceptance at the factory gate is the final step towards a real recycling dynamic
05 Nov 2018

Scrap acceptance at the factory gate is the final step towards a real recycling dynamic

By Alexis Van Maercke The steel packaging recycling loop is closed when steel scrap arrives at the steel plant to undergo the final recycling process – in this case the use of scrap in the steel-...
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