FEAD is the European Federation representing the European waste management industry. FEAD’s members are national waste management associations covering 21 Member States. They 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 € 54 billion.

FEAD represents about 3000 companies with activities in all forms of waste management. These companies employ over 320000 people who operate around 2400 recycling and sorting centres, 1100 composting sites, 260 waste-to-energy plants and 900 controlled landfills. They play an important role in the determination of the best environmental option for waste management problems.

For more information on FEAD, please view our brochure by clicking one of the icons below. 

Please see also our special brochure for the 30th anniversary of FEAD.

In 2009, we launched our FEAD Memorandum 2009-2014 setting out the priorities of the waste management industry for the next five years. It can be downloaded by clicking one of the icons below.

In 2011, the Brussels Declaration was presented. It sets the four strategic objectives of FEAD for the upcoming years. To view the Brussels Declaration, click one of the icons below.