{"id":41978,"date":"2021-02-10T13:13:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=41978"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T13:42:07","slug":"permanent-materials-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/permanent-materials-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent Materials Coalition welcomes EU decision on Circular Economy 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The members of the Permanent Materials Coalition welcome the European Parliament's adoption of a report on the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0 by the plenary. As a cornerstone of the European Green Deal, the action plan aims to strengthen the EU economy, protect the environment and ensure that the resources used remain in the EU economy for as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement, the members of the Permanent Materials Coalition - <strong>the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL), European Aluminium, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) and Metal Packaging Europe<\/strong> - notes that Members of the European Parliament have emphasised key issues to improve the functioning of the circular economy for packaging.<\/p>\n<h2>Permanent Materials Coalition campaigns for an endless material cycle<\/h2>\n<p>Aluminium, glass and steel have the potential as permanent materials,<strong> to be recycled again and again<\/strong>without losing their inherent properties and contribute to the maintenance of material cycles.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-954995583\"><div id=\"packa-666684636\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41979\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41979 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Van Maercke, Secretary General of APEAL\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-813x457.jpg 813w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-120x67.jpg 120w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexis-Van-Maercke-Apeal-secretary-general-scaled.jpg 2500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image: APEAL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\"We were pleased to see that the vote recognises the key role of permanent materials in the transition from a linear to a fully circular economy. Permanent materials will enable Europe to keep valuable resources in an endless material cycle of new products and packaging.\" <strong>Alexis Van Maercke,<\/strong> Secretary General of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apeal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">APEAL<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Maarten Labberton<\/strong>Director Packaging Group of European Aluminium, explains: \"The vote has underlined that the separate collection of waste is a prerequisite for high-quality recycling. While we support new measures to improve and harmonise existing collection systems and to develop a high-quality sorting and recycling infrastructure, these should respect best practice, local conditions and well-functioning existing systems.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"We are delighted that the report <strong>Essential role of packaging<\/strong> for product safety, especially food safety and hygiene, and for reducing food waste. Glass, aluminium and steel packaging are materials that can extend shelf life and play an important role in the fight against food waste,\" said <strong>Adeline Farrelly<\/strong>Secretary General of <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=feve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">FEVE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:<\/em> Permanent Materials Coalition<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The members of the Permanent Materials Coalition welcome the adoption of a report by the European Parliament on the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Die Mitglieder der Permanent Materials Coalition begr\u00fc\u00dfen die Verabschiedung eines Berichts des Europ\u00e4ischen Parlaments zum Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0. 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