OBJECTIVES

SEPAN serves the following objectives:

1. The promotion of and contribution to advancing recycling, energy recovery or other forms of waste management, such as the production of by-products and secondary raw materials in the context of the Circular Economy in Greece so as the policymakers and the public recognize their invaluable importance.
   
   
2. The development and promotion of research and technology in collaboration with domestic and foreign universities and all kinds of educational and research institutes aiming at a dynamic sustainable growth based on Circular Economy’s best practices in industrial production and services.
   
   
3. The adoption and implementation of the relevant European Union Directives and Regulations in the framework of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and the European Commission's Reflection Paper "Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030".
   
   
4. The submission of proposals to contribute to establishing an appropriate regulatory framework for enhancing productive activity, ensuring environmental compliance, equal treatment and healthy competition in recycling and energy recovery industries as well as the adoption of best practices of Circular Economy.
   
   
5. The cooperation with the State, public and private bodies and organizations to promote solutions that contribute to the optimal management and saving of natural resources and the development of recycling and energy recovery industries, within the framework of the Circular Economy, thus contributing to the sustainable growth of the Greek economy.