Steel Recycling
Recycling not only makes good sense by stopping waste going to landfill, it also cuts the use of raw materials, energy and water.
For example, steel made from 100% scrap uses 75% less energy than steel produced from virgin raw material. Steel is a sustainable packaging material because it:
- Is safe and healthy for people;
- Benefits society through its life cycle;
- Meets market criteria for performance and cost;
- Is sourced, manufactured, transported, and recycled by maximizing the use of renewable energy;
- Maximizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials;
- Is manufactured using clean production technologies and best practices;
- Is made from materials healthy in all probable end-of-life scenarios;
- Is physically designed to optimize materials and energy;
- Is effectively recovered and utilized in biological and/or industrial cradle to cradle cycles.
The use of renewable or recycled materials supports the development of sustainable packaging by improving its environmental profile and providing a source of future packaging materials. Under cradle to cradle principles steel is recovered through the industrial cycle.
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