E-Waste World Expo 2026, Frankfurt, Germany

E-Waste World Expo is returning to Messe Frankfurt in June 2026, as the leading free-to-attend event for the collection, sorting, processing, and reduction of all forms of electrical waste.

WEEE and electrical waste is the world's fastest growing waste stream and as we accelerate towards a world filled with more consumer electronics, the rise of electric vehicles, and the continued trend towards green energy that trend is set to grow. This year's event will showcase 400+ exhibitors in the free-to-attend exhibition,180+ expert speakers from around the world at the conference, and over 4,500+ international participants. Plus, the show will be complemented by three other co-located events in 2026, ITAD and Circular Electronics, Battery Recycling and Metal Recycling Expos.

The E-Waste World Expo showcases global strategies for a circular economy in electronics. Key topics include e-waste recycling challenges and opportunities, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), AI and robotics in the supply chain, and public-private recycling initiatives. Sessions highlight mobile phone recycling, EU digital waste tracking, plastics recycling, and material recovery from entertainment devices, including gold urban mining - all driving smarter, more sustainable e-waste management.

The 2026 cycle will bring together many more - and crucially different - globally renowned experts from consumer and industrial electronics manufacturers and suppliers, E-Waste recyclers and waste management companies, recycling technology manufacturers, electric vehicle battery makers and their value chain suppliers, critical raw materials experts, precious metal recovery experts, sustainable materials and chemicals suppliers, ITAD, science and academia, policy-makers, NGOs, research institutions and consultants, to name a few.