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

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 ...

Position paper - Boosting the circular economy by speeding up waste shipment procedures in the EU - 27.03.2019

The Waste Shipments Regulation (WSR) is a vital piece of legislation. The EU guarantees free movement of goods, services and people. It has strict rules in place to ensure that not only waste shipments are safe and traceable, but also that the waste ...

Position paper - Revision of the R-Codes of the Basel Convention - 12 March 2019

EuRIC is very concerned about the recommendations as suggested by the Expert Working Group onthe review of the Annexes for revisions to Annex IV of the Basel Convention. Certain proposals recommended would lead to legal uncertainty and also negative ...

EuRIC's reaction on the roadmap: “Legislation on end-of-life vehicles - evaluation” - October 2018

The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) strongly welcomes the publication of the Roadmap to evaluate the Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (ELV Directive). As a reaction to this roadmap, representing one step ultimately l ...