FEAD - European Waste Management Association

FEAD is the European Waste Management Association that represents the private waste management and resource industry across Europe. We are a Brussels based association promoting the circular economy by representing Europe’s private resource and waste management industry.
Our members are national waste management associations covering 19 EU and EFTA countries. They represent about 3,000 companies with activities in all forms of waste management.

Our companies have an approximate 60% share in the household waste market and handle more than 75% of industrial and commercial waste in Europe. Their combined annual turnover is approximately € 75 billion.

These companies employ over 320,000 people who operate around 2,400 recycling and sorting centres, 1,100 composting sites, 260 waste-to-energy plants and 900 controlled landfills.