Opinion Published on 9 Feb
Richard Hall
Steel recycling ahead of glass
Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International.
With 70% of steel packaging being recycled across Europe in 2008, the steel industry remains ahead of glass, says the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging.
Glass, however, comes close to steel on 65%, with cartons and plastics trailing at 33% and 29% respectively.
Yet, Belgium already achieves a 93% recycling rate for steel, followed by Germany on 89%, then Luxembourg and the Netherlands on 87%. The UK lags seriously on 62%, just behind Slovakia on 63%.
The volumes collected for recycling are huge: 2.5m tonnes of steel and 11.5m tonnes of glass representing 25.5bn bottles and jars. It’s a shame, though, that we don’t do better.
Source: BevBlog
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