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Lobby organisation

Zero Waste Europe

NGO / non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Zero Waste Europe appears in 42 declared MEP meetings (23 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

42
declared meetings
with current MEPs
23
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) is the European network of communities, local leaders, experts, and change agents working towards a better use of resources and the elimination of waste in our society. We advocate for sustainable systems; for the redesign of our relationship with resources; and for a global shift towards environmental justice, accelerating a just transition towards zero waste for…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 42 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1536%
European People's Party1024%
Greens/EFA819%
Renew Europe717%
The Left25%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2026).

2021
4
2022
5
2023
8
2024
5
2025
6
2026
14

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

Peter Liese
7 meetings · EPP
Delara Burkhardt
7 meetings · S&D
Martin Hojsík
3 meetings · Renew
Sara Matthieu
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Bruno Tobback
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Jul 2026Peter LieseAustausch
14 Jul 2026Radan KanevETS and the waste sector
1 Jul 2026Thomas Pellerin-CarlinETS
1 Jul 2026Jeannette BaljeuETS
12 Jun 2026Bruno TobbackETS & CEA
3 Jun 2026Pierfrancesco MaranETS and Circular economy
6 May 2026Pierfrancesco MaranETS Review
28 Apr 2026César LuenaIncinerators in ETS
16 Apr 2026Rasmus NordqvistCircular Economy
26 Mar 2026Ana VasconcelosENVI Omnibus_EPR
13 Mar 2026Peter LieseAustausch
4 Mar 2026Delara Burkhardtcircular economy
29 Jan 2026Li AnderssonWaste reduction in the EU
22 Jan 2026Mohammed ChahimCircular Economy Act
19 Nov 2025Zala TomašičRecycling

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