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

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FEAD by numbers

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National waste
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Private waste
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Employees
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Recycling and
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Waste-to-Energy
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Euros in investments
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What our industry does

Creates jobs

Enables the circular economy

Provides secondary raw materials which are preferable to virgin materials

Ensures a cleaner environment

Promotes the safe treatment of hazardous waste

Plays a considerable role in climate protection through prevention of methane and CO2 emissions

Allows all other economic actors to operate and/or do business by dealing with their waste in an environmentally responsible way.

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December 02
Position

FEAD welcomes the Commission’s PPW Regulation: a clear recognition of the role of the waste management industry

Brussels, 2 December 2022 – FEAD, the European Waste Management Association welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, as it reaffirms recycling as the core element of circularity. FEAD supports the European Commission’s ambition reflected in the packaging and packaging waste proposal, and strongly believes that the sector must be stimulated […]

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November 30
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European Recycling industry calls for unhampered trade for raw materials from recycling under the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR)

The European recycling and waste management industry, represented by EuRIC and FEAD, is at the heart of the transition towards a circular economy and climate-neutrality. Thanks to more than 5,500 mostly small but also large European recycling companies, it is one of the few industries that steadily grows and invests into new industrial facilities. The […]

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November 25
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FEAD co-signs letter in support of ambitious and timely release of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)

On 18 October 2022, a working draft copy of the European Commission’s draft Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) was leaked to the public. Since then, there has been significant outcry by some industry stakeholders, relating to certain sections of the regulation and/or its annex. While some of the issues raised may have merit and be worthy of further consideration, the official release of the draft PPWR should not be delayed beyond 30 November.

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