EuRIC - EuRIC - Advocating Recycling in Europe

EuRIC in a nutshell

Our business: Turning waste into new resources

EuRIC is the Confederation representing the interests of the European recycling industries. EuRIC brings together European and National recycling Associations from more than 19 EU and EFTA countries.

Our objective: Advocating recycling in Europe

The role of recycling is of paramount importance for the European economy, the environment and society. Recycling activities provide much needed jobs and investment while minimising environmental impacts. EuRIC advocates a smart regulatory framework fostering recycling across Europe and the competitiveness of the recycling industry.

Our Members represents on a European level:

5,500 companies, including large companies and a vast number of SMEs, involved in the recycling and trade of various material streams and are thus key players in a circular economy;
More than 300,000 local jobs which cannot be outsourced outside Europe;
Million tonnes of a variety of materials recycled per year (metals, paper, plastics, glass and beyond);
An aggregated annual turnover of about 95 billion Euros.

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Latest position papers

EuRIC Statement on issues stemming from the lack of capacity for ultimate residual waste

EuRIC has been informed by multiple recycling operators active in different parts of Europe of strong difficulties in finding outlets for ultimate residual waste treatment and disposal stemming from recycling processes of different industrial and co ...

EuRIC Statement: EU position for implementation of Basel decisions into the OECD

EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, supports to ensure proper plastic waste treatment all over the world and the amendments concerning plastic waste which were decided at the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Basel Conventio ...

Joint Statement on the possible EN 643 revision

FEAD, EuRIC and CEPI are pleased to share a joint statement on the possible EN 643 revision including a possible approach.

Position paper - Amendments on the Norwegian Proposal to amend Annexes II, VIII and IX of the Basel Convention - 01.04.2019

EuRIC is pleased to share amendments to the proposals made by Norway to amend Annexes II, VIII and IX of the Basel Convention which would impact the classification of plastic waste under the Basel Convention with the declared objective to curb marin ...