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Packaging Waste & Sustainability Forum
25 - 27 March 2025
Stephanie BristolBrussels

Steve Claus
Secretary General at APEAL - the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging
Speaker

Profile

Steve Claus is the Secretary General of APEAL, The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging.

An entrepreneurial professional, Steve has more than 20 years of experience in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), collection, sorting and recycling of packaging waste and sustainability in general.

Having initially joined APEAL in 2018 as Sustainability Manager, Steve has played a crucial role in various technical projects for packaging steel including recyclability, recycling rates, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)and recent discussions on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

He previously held positions at Fost Plus, the Belgian EPR scheme for household packaging in Belgium, and provided guidance in and outside the EU to both industry and authorities in establishing innovative and sustainable circular models based on EPR.

He holds a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp.

Agenda Sessions

  • Monitoring, enforcement and reporting obligations

    15:50