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BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e. V.

Business / industry · Environment & climate · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e. V. appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislauffwirtschaft e.V. mit Sitz in Berlin ist mit seinen 750 Mitgliedsunternehmen die größte Vereinigung der Recycling-, Entsorgungs- und Wasserwirtschaftsbranche in Deutschland und Europa. Wir vertreten als Wirtschafts- und Arbeitgeberverband die Interessen einer zukunftsorientierten und innovativen Branche. Zu unseren Mitgliedern zählen Familienbetriebe, leistungsstarken Mittelständler und alle Großstrukturen unseres Wirtschaftszweiges. Auch deutsche Tochterunternehmen international…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1053%
Renew Europe421%
Greens/EFA316%
Socialists & Democrats211%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2024).

2024
8
2025
8
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Andreas Glück
3 meetings · Renew
Hildegard Bentele
2 meetings · EPP
Marion Walsmann
2 meetings · EPP
Christian Doleschal
2 meetings · EPP
Pascal Arimont
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Jun 2026Pascal ArimontEvent - Battery Fire & Circular Economy
23 Apr 2026Ingeborg ter LaakENVI Omnibus (EPR)
2 Mar 2026Jutta PaulusUmweltpolitik
18 Nov 2025Andreas GlückKreislaufwirtschaft
5 Nov 2025Christian DoleschalPublic Procurement
27 Oct 2025Marion WalsmannMittelstandspolitik
24 Sep 2025Pascal ArimontLithium battery fires and waste management
7 Jul 2025Christian DoleschalPublic Procurement
2 Jul 2025Marion WalsmannInternal Market Strategy
17 Jun 2025Andreas GlückEnvironment Policy
22 May 2025Svenja HahnPublic Procurement
27 Nov 2024Hildegard BenteleWaste Managment
4 Nov 2024Hildegard BenteleClean Industrial Deal, Circular Economy
2 Oct 2024Jens GeierExchange on Circular Economy
1 Oct 2024Andrea WechslerEU Energy and Industry Policy

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