A Brussels based association promoting the circular economy by representing Europe’s private resource and waste management industry.

Brussels, 28 April 2025 – FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, is proud to unveil its 10 policy recommendations for the upcoming Circular Economy Act, a crucial step to ensure that Europe’s circular economy ambitions are met with concrete, actionable legislation. The waste and resource management sector plays a dual role: it is both a […]

Etten-Leur, The Netherlands, 25 April 2025 – Today FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, brought together a group of experts coming from the mattresses value chain to visit the RetourMatras plant in the Netherlands, to start laying the foundations of a Circular Value Chain Partnership. The Sleep Circular project is a FEAD initiative aiming at […]

Sofia, 10 April 2025 – FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, in collaboration with our Bulgarian member, BRRA, successfully hosted a series of events in Sofia on 7 and 8 April 2025, bringing together stakeholders from the waste sector. For FEAD, cooperation is at the heart of what we do, and events like these reinforce […]

FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, welcomes the European Commission’s presentation at CARACAL and its efforts to modernise REACH. We appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on the upcoming revision and we are committed to supporting the EU’s ambition of creating a more circular and non-toxic economy. Introduction Registration Exemptions and End-of-Waste Polymers: Inclusion and […]

Creating a circular automotive sector requires more than just commitments; it demands a robust regulatory framework that promotes fair, transparent practices and ensures the uptake of recycled materials. EuRIC and FEAD believe the upcoming End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) is the right opportunity to set the right safeguards that prevent practices which hinder competition, circularity, and […]

FEAD thanks the Commission for the draft document and possibility to provide feedback. FEAD has long promoted safe and efficient waste shipments as indispensable for the circular economy, most notably during the revision process that resulted in the new WSR. In these new rules, FEAD has particularly welcomed the digitalisation of procedures to increase the […]