The Green Gear Alliance is the leading industry initiative committed to the circular processing of workwear, safety footwear, and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Join us and support our mission.
As a non-profit organization, we organize the return logistics and processing of these products, with the aim of creating a sustainable future for the entire sector. We cannot do this alone. Our impact grows thanks to the involvement of participants from the PPE chain and their contributions. By joining as a participating organization, you actively contribute to:
Our Impact Hub, including:
✔ A circular future for PPE
✔ Learn from circular practice experiences in our Impact Teams
Check out our Impact Hub agenda
And more practical outcomes, like:
✔ A concrete solution for your customers through our return logistics in the Benelux, available now
✔ A concrete solution for your customers through our return logistics everywhere, available in the future
✔ Striving for the reimbursement of EPR funds
✔ Reducing your administrative and organizational burdens
How can you participate
Every organization can easily get started as a collection partner by creating an account and ordering our collection materials. Would you like to do more and contribute to a widely accessible return network for the entire industry? Then take a look at our other participant options below and get in touch with us.
Together, we accelerate the transition to circular PPE. Join us!
Conscious
For all parties in the PPE chain*
that contribute
to circular PPE
*excluding producers and importers
Impact
For producers and importers in the PPE-chain*
that contribute to circular PPE
*and all other organizations
Frontrunner
For producers and importers in the PPE-chain*
that want to contribute more to circular PPE
*and all other organizations
** Join now and pay no participant contribution for 2025 **
Conscious
benefits
✔ Contribution to circular PPE
✔ GGA Conscious package
*With Conscious badge
✔ Recognition as Partner Conscious
*On website in text
*In year report in text and logo (small)
✔ Access to Impact Teams
✔ Public Communication Package
Impact
benefits
✔ Contribution to circular PPE
Everything from the Conscious package, and more…
✔ GGA Impact package
+With Impact badge
✔ Recognition as Partner Impact
+ On website with logo
+ In year report with logo
+ On GGA communication with logo
+ LinkedIn Partner post
✔ Communication package Partner Impact
+ GGA training on location
+ Marketing-material with your
organisation logo
+ Displaybox
✔ Collaboration & administrative handling of EPR
Frontrunner
benefits
✔ Contribution to circular PPE
Everything from the Impact package, and more…
✔ GGA Frontrunner package
+ With Frontrunner badge
✔ Recognition a Partner Frontrunner
+ On website with logo (big)
+ In year report with company intro
+ On GGA communication with logo (big)
+ LinkedIn video
✔ Decide on priorities with Board
✔ Later: access to materials
* Reduction to €5,000 per year for organizations with fewer than 20 employees worldwide
* Reduction to €10,000 per year for organizations with fewer than 20 employees worldwide
These companies have already joined
Details about the participant contribution
How is the participant contribution for 2026 determined?
The participant contribution is based on the expected costs incurred by the GGA to advance circular PPE, including the organization of a return logistics system. If our actual costs are lower than expected, we may be able to refund part of the contribution at the end of 2026.
Why do you have multiple contribution options?
We understand that not every organization can contribute equally financially, but we still want to make our initiative accessible to everyone. That’s why we offer various participant options. Additionally, we take smaller companies into account by offering a reduced fee for organizations with fewer than 20 employees.
Why can producers and importers only participate as Conscious or Frontrunner participants?
Foundation GGA aims for harmonization with the EPR system, which specifically applies to producers and importers. Since a large part of our activities focuses on this, we ask for a higher participant contribution from this group of organizations.