The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association
Budget
€1 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
3.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
• Advocacy * Support the Water Resilience Strategy • Setting-up collection schemes for postconsumer plastic pipes and fittings • Increase uptake of recycled content into new plastic pipes and fittings. • Design for Recycling Guidelines • Develop and update EN voluntary product standards • Implementation of the revised Construction Products Regulation • Implementation of the EU Drinking Water Directive • Water Resilience Strategy (EU Blue Deal) • REACH monitoring & participation in ECHA public consultation • Unintentionally added microplastics. Inform and train members • Developing sector guidelines on Taxonomy • Developing EPDs and comparative LCAs • Promote long life plastic pipe systems in building and infrastructure (from 50 up to 100plus years) • Technical Research
EU Legislative Interests
REACH Water Resilience strategy Circular Economy Act Drinking Water Directive Construction Products Regulation ESPR - Ecodesign of Sustainable Products Regulation Voluntary product standards (EN) Unintentionally added microplastics Taxonomy Waste Framework Directive Waste Shipment Product Environmental Footprint Mass Balance High Level Construction Forum Circular Plastic Alliance (CPA) as part of the Plastics Strategy Urban Wastewater Directive
Communication Activities
TEPPFA website (www.teppfa.eu) including press releases, position papers, scientific research. Social media : LinkedIn, Youtube TEPPFA Forum targeting International and national regulators and policy makers Operation Clean Sweep to reduce plastic pellet loss to the environment European Drinking Water (www.europeandrinkingwater.eu)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EuPC (www.plasticsconverters.eu) CPE (www.construction-products.eu) VinylPlus (www.vinylplus.eu) European Drinking Water Consortium (www.europeandrinkingwater.eu) Circular Plastics Alliance (https://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/policy/circular-plastics-alliance_en) PlasticsEurope (www.plasticseurope.org) Water Europe (www.watereurope.eu) ESAE (www.esae.eu) European Society of Association Executives
Organisation Members
See association website with links to the members: www.teppfa.eu
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.