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Who lobbies the EU on Waste & Circular Economy?

Waste operators, recyclers and producers face EU rules on waste management, packaging and the shift to a circular economy. These are the EU acts most likely to apply.

Organisations182
Disclosed meetings298
SourceEC meeting disclosures
Matched onwaste, packaging
In short

182 organisations appear across 298 disclosed European Commission meetings on waste & circular economy; the top listed organisations are Cosmetics Europe, UNESDA, FoodDrinkEurope. EC meeting disclosures Transparency Register

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Who’s lobbying it

Ranked by distinct disclosed European Commission meetings whose topic matches waste & circular economy keywords. Every organisation links to the official disclosure.

Disclosed meetings

One recent disclosed Commission meeting per organisation, matched to waste & circular economy by topic — each linked to its source.

DateOrganisationDisclosed topic
2026-05-12Cosmetics Europe1. Critical Chemicals Alliance and Bioeconomy 2. E-commerce 3. Territorial Supply Constraints and Unfair Trading Practices 4. Deforestation Regulation 1 5. Waste Water Treatment Directive source ↗
2026-04-17UNESDAPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and Single-use Plastics Directive. source ↗
2026-04-17FoodDrinkEuropePackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). source ↗
2026-01-27European Paper Packaging AllianceExchange of views on the upcoming Guidance document for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation source ↗
2026-06-05Zero Waste EuropePackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. source ↗
2026-05-06Flexible Packaging EuropeWorking breakfast "Circular Economy Act & Packaging Regulation – a perspective from the flexible packaging industry, including SMEs" source ↗
2026-04-17The European Organisation for Packaging and the EnvironmentPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). source ↗
2026-04-14Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy PlantsEU ETS review and waste incineration source ↗
2026-03-25MEDICINES FOR EUROPEExtended Producer Responsibility under the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive source ↗
2026-05-07BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e. V.Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive source ↗
2026-04-27European Ceramic Industry AssociationExchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry. source ↗
2025-10-16European Container Glass FederationSimplification: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) source ↗
2025-12-12L'OréalExtended Producer Responsibility for Packaging source ↗
2026-06-05Environmental Coalition on StandardsPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. source ↗
2026-06-05European Environmental BureauPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. source ↗
2026-05-05AmcorPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) source ↗
2026-04-15SUEZ GroupWater resilience, circular economy, and waste decarbonisation source ↗
2026-04-14FEADEU ETS review and waste incineration source ↗
2026-03-18Pharma Deutschland e.VUrban Wastewater Treatment Directive and Water Framework Directive source ↗
2026-03-18Carlsberg Breweries A/SPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation source ↗
2026-03-17Value of Beauty AllianceThe Simplification on chemicals (Omnibus VI) and challenges faced by the European cosmetics industry related to different EU regulations (Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) source ↗
2026-03-16Stichting CEFLEXMeeting on CEFLEX suggestions to improve circularity of flexible packaging and other waste streams. source ↗
2026-05-05The Brewers of EuropePackaging source ↗
2025-12-10EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATIONExchange of views on the challenges faced by the EU textile manufacturing industry and discussion on the extended producer responsibility (EPR), end-of-waste (EoW) criteria and ecodesign requirements for textiles source ↗
2025-11-20Hazardous Waste EuropeMeeting on PFAS in Waste source ↗

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Rankings count distinct disclosed European Commission meetings whose topic matches the sector keywords; they are not a measure of influence or of a position taken. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU).

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