Steel can recycling rate in Europe reaches new record

ITRI: "The latest figures from APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) show that 70.4 % of steel packaging - principally tinplate cans -is recycled in Europe. This represents over 2.5 million tonnes of food and drinks cans and other steel containers being recycled in 2008, saving 3.9 million tonnes of CO2. According to the latest available data cited by APEAL, this places recycling rates for steel above those of other packaging materials such as plastic, beverage cartons and glass (29%, 33% and 62% respectively)."