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17-18 SEPTEMBER 2025 | NEC BIRMINGHAM

The UK's leading event for waste, resource & recycling.

Fuel your pipeline with business opportunities found nowhere else.

17-18 September 2025 | NEC Birmingham, UK

 

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The leading event for waste, recycling and resource professionals.

Join the ultimate platform for accelerating change towards a more sustainable planet. At RWM, engage in discussions on critical waste and resource management topics, discover innovative green technologies, and launch solutions to the sector's most pressing challenges in line with the principles of the circular economy.

Organised in partnership with leading organisations, including the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management and Environmental Services Association, access need-to-know insights and network with like-minded professionals over two action-packed days.

In 2024, RWM welcomed over 9,222 high-level attendees eager to discover cutting-edge technologies, lucrative investment opportunities, and crucial insights that elevated their operations, emphasising the importance of a circular economy, achieving net-zero goals, and promoting sustainability.


In partnership with
CIWM

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

Key Partners

Who Attends?

RWM is where you'll connect with the top players in waste, recycling and resource. 

RWM is where you'll connect with the top players in waste, recycling and resource. 

The ultimate destination for professionals across the entire resource supply chain. From large waste management businesses to independent operators, local authorities to industry and manufacturing, our event caters to everyone who wants to stay ahead of the game.

Whether you're a skip hire business looking to invest in new machinery or a retailer keen to improve your net-zero credentials, RWM is the perfect platform to connect with industry experts, discover the latest trends, and learn about best practices.

Our show offers a unique opportunity to network with peers, hear from inspiring keynote speakers, and gain valuable insights into the regulatory landscape. With a packed schedule of case studies, seminars, and interactive workshops, there's something for everyone at RWM. Don't miss out on this chance to take your business to the next level. Join us today!

2024 Visitor Stats See Who Attended

Meet and do business with thousands of visitors from local authorities, waste and resource management,
energy from waste, manufacturing, facilities management, retail and more.

Exhibition Sectors

Explore the pivotal areas of the Resources & Waste Management Expo 2024.

Uncover the latest developments in the 'Waste, Recycling & Disposal Services' sector, where innovative practices in waste management and recycling are showcased. Dive into the 'Collections, Transport & Street Cleaning' sector to see how modern logistics are transforming urban cleanliness and efficiency. Discover cutting-edge machinery and equipment in the 'Plant, Machinery & Equipment' sector, essential for advancing waste processing and resource management.

Engage with industry leaders in the 'Consulting & Professional Services' sector, who provide essential insights and strategic advice on implementing sustainable practices. Embrace the opportunity to learn about the latest trends and solutions in sustainability, a key focus across all sectors of the expo.

Waste, Recycling & Disposal Services

Waste, Recycling & Disposal Services

The waste, recycling, and disposal innovations at our exhibition. Explore waste reduction, eco-friendly disposal, and sustainable recycling technologies while networking with industry experts for a greener future.

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Consulting & Professional Services

Consulting & Professional Services

Explore consulting and professional services tailored to waste and recycling - connect with expert advisors who offer strategic guidance, innovative solutions, and best practices to optimise sustainable waste management.

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Collections, Transport & Street Cleaning

Collections, Transport & Street Cleaning

The exhibition's waste collection, transport, and street cleaning sector, showcasing advanced equipment, smart solutions, and eco-conscious practices for efficient urban cleanliness and sustainable waste management.

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Plant, Machinery & Equipment

Plant, Machinery & Equipment

Delve into the plant, machinery, and equipment zone at the exhibition, highlighting cutting-edge technology, innovative systems, and sustainable solutions to revolutionise industry operations and drive environmental progress.

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Sustainability

Sustainability

Featuring advancements in net-zero, circular economy, and decarbonisation strategies. Engage with experts driving change through innovative solutions and collaborative efforts for a sustainable future.

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Get Involved

Connect with 8,000 active buyers in the waste & resource market, as well as 12,000 total visitors to ESS. Being part of RWM guarantees you facetime, exposure and leads with your target market. 

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Expose your business to our unrivalled community across physical, digital and in-person opportunities.

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Resources & Waste Management Agenda

Join us at the Resource & Waste Management Expo for an in-depth exploration of the latest advancements in resource management and waste reduction techniques.

Focused on innovative recycling technologies and sustainable waste management solutions, this expo is a central platform for state-of-the-art environmental strategies and practices. Engage in essential discussions about advancing towards a circular economy and implementing ground-breaking technologies in waste and resource management for a more sustainable future.

    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Materials & Markets Stage
    This session will investigate current market conditions for the trade of recycled materials. It will ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Materials & Markets Stage
    We'll introduce fully automated smart sortation and the innovative practices shaping the next genera ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    • Decarbonisation
    Municipal Stage
    AI is revolutionising various aspects of our lives and our session will showcase how we have reimagi ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    What’s going on in Europe and how do we expect this to affect UK, product passports, textiles data a ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    Environment Networking Hub
    A networking session for REA members to hear the latest Organics updates.
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Municipal Stage
    AI is just one example of technology innovations that will start to come of age within local governm ...
    • Energy from Waste
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    With recycling rates stagnated, what steps can be taken to drive up all the recycling rates in all o ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Energy from Waste
    • Decarbonisation
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    Waste to energy bans and carbon taxation of waste to energy have the potential to push waste back to ...
    • Water Management
    • Professional Services
    • Sustainability
    • Net-Zero
    • Biodiversity
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Summit Stage
    In this session, Dr Adam Read MBE, a long-term advocate for green skills planning, will explore what ...
    • Tech & AI
    • Waste & Recycling
    Municipal Stage
    Trailblazers – Tim Hobbs will be introducing the local authority innovators who have had big results ...
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    This lively debate features representatives from both brands and recyclers, exploring the shared cha ...
    • Professional Services
    • Sustainability
    • Net-Zero
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Green Skills & Future Talent Stage
    This panel discussion brings together diverse experts to explore the importance of representation an ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    This panel discussion at the Environmental Services and Solutions Expo brings together sustainabilit ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Circular Economy
    Materials & Markets Stage
    The panel will explore how government policies could impact the future of the UK waste wood sector a ...
    • Professional Services
    • Waste & Recycling
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    The future of the UK’s recycling solutions for packaging is in its own hands, but are we letting sli ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Environment Networking Hub
     
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Sustainability
    • Tech & AI
    Materials & Markets Stage
    As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, driven by human consumption, so does the temperature o ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    • Decarbonisation
    Municipal Stage
    This session will look into how everyone within all sectors of Logistics and especially the Waste in ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    In this panel discussion, our expert speakers will explore how Chemical Recycling technologies break ...
    • Biodiversity
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Summit Stage
    The waste management sector is experiencing a major transformation. Our "Leaders in Waste" panel dis ...
    • Tech & AI
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Circular Economy
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    Nick Stillwell is renowned for his innovative approach to recycling, particularly in developing mach ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Circular Economy
    • Tech & AI
    Materials & Markets Stage
    Discover how AI is helping the UK's largest recovery facilities adapt to stricter regulation in our ...
    • Water Management
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Brownfield Development
    • Circular Economy
    • Contamination
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    This session will explore the rise of PFAS contamination, why this is creating issues for manufactur ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Decarbonisation
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    The EPR policy, putting more responsibility on manufacturers for their products' lifecycle, is resha ...
    • Professional Services
    • Sustainability
    • Energy from Waste
    • Decarbonisation
    Municipal Stage
    How can local authorities prepare for what is the biggest challenge facing them in recent years? Thi ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Materials & Markets Stage
    The use of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries has become increasingly prevalent in many aspects of moder ...
    • Energy from Waste
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    Municipal Stage
    Food waste is a major environmental and economic issue. This Expo session tackles it head-on, empowe ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Environment Networking Hub
     
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    Zero Waste Scotland presents an exploration of policy and themes from north of the border, including ...
    • Professional Services
    • Land Remediation
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Brownfield Development
    Materials & Markets Stage
    The WRAP protocol for aggregates is currently being reviewed and will transition into a new Resource ...
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    Materials & Markets Stage
    Throughout the past two years, the British Metals Recycling Association has been implementing tools ...
    • Professional Services
    • Waste & Recycling
    Summit Stage
    Following on from the Environment Agency's presentation at RWM 2023 in Local Authority lounge discus ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    • Sustainability
    • Net-Zero
    • Circular Economy
    Municipal Stage
    In a society ever more dependent on battery usage to fulfil daily requirements, but a lack of consum ...
    • Sustainability
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    Reverse vending is being used across a number of countries as part of a deposit return scheme (DRS). ...
    • Net-Zero
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Environment Networking Hub
    CIWM is excited to host an exclusive lunch (by invitation only) for Fellow members to connect, netwo ...
    • Professional Services
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Summit Stage
     
    • Professional Services
    • Waste & Recycling
    Municipal Stage
    We, as are you, are aware that waste collection and management is not an easy job. Whether you’re a ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Tech & AI
    • Waste & Recycling
    Materials & Markets Stage
    The SGM X-Ray Fluorescence Back Scattering sorter (XRF-BS) allows the customers to process the alumi ...
    • Professional Services
    • Contamination
    • Waste & Recycling
    Municipal Stage
    In this session representatives from FCC/Site Zone will talk about the risks associated with refuse ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    A discussion on aluminium foil packaging in the UK, looking at the size of the market, materials pro ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    Social value has been an integral part of Recycling Lives Services for over 15 years. This presentat ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Materials & Markets Stage
    Summary of upcoming changes to the UK’s WEEE Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system and diver ...
    • Net-Zero
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    Municipal Stage
    Serco supports some of the largest councils in the UK, providing a range of outsourced services. Ove ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Materials & Markets Stage
    This session will provide an overview of the UK Plastic recycling industry now and the challenges an ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Sustainability
    • Circular Economy
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    The plastic packaging landscape is evolving apace, with significant developments in policy and legis ...
    • Brownfield Development
    • Professional Services
    • Net-Zero
    • Water Management
    • Sustainability
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Green Skills & Future Talent Stage
     
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    As the demand for sustainable packaging grows, the use of post-consumer resin (PCR) high-density pol ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Materials & Markets Stage
    Leo will talk about their plants and how they use the Eldan products, the story behind it and the co ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Professional Services
    Municipal Stage
    We are fast approaching a contract expiry ‘peak’ for private finance initiatives, including many in ...
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Materials & Markets Stage
    Join us at RWM for a captivating session on “Sustainability with Spark Detection and Moisture Measur ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Circular Economy & Sustainability Stage
    A session delivered by Clarity Environmental
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Municipal Stage
    The presentation will focus on: 1) How Wales became third in the world on household waste recycling; ...
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Packaging & EPR Stage
    This panel discussion, chaired by Robyn Macpherson from the University of Birmingham, and drawing on ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Brownfield Development
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Energy from Waste
    • Water Management
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Decarbonisation
    Summit Stage
     
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    Materials & Markets Stage
    Fire hazards in waste recycling facilities pose significant safety and environmental threats due to ...
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Tech & AI
    • Sustainability
    Environment Networking Hub
    Hear about how to achieve compliance with British Standards Institute PAS:402 through the Green Comp ...


 

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Speakers

We are thrilled to showcase an esteemed group of speakers at the Resources & Waste Management Expo, each an expert in the field of resource management and waste reduction.

These pioneers of the industry will offer their profound insights and expertise, leading the way to a more sustainable approach to waste management. Our speakers range from innovators in recycling and waste processing technologies to specialists in sustainable resource management and advocates for eco-friendly policies. They represent the cutting-edge of advancements in resource and waste management. Join us to engage with those who are redefining best practices and driving significant progress in the sector.


 

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Sector Spotlights & Key Themes

Dive into the heart of innovation across diverse environmental sectors.

Circular Economy

Circular Economy

Hear updates from the UK Government on regulation, pioneering new case studies on reuse, communication techniques to prevent waste, new technologies and much, much more.

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Resources & Waste Management

Resources & Waste Management

Advancing circular economy strategies to address resource scarcity, plastic pollution & environmental issues, focusing on recycling, waste minimisation, and sustainable materials for ecological balance and economic growth.

Explore Resources & Waste

Net-Zero

Net-Zero

Learn how to review and reduce your organisations' carbon emissions, hear from pioneering businesses and discover the latest technology and solutions available.

Explore Net Zero

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