Free-to-attend conference announced for co-located recycling and circular electronics event at Messe Frankfurt, 17-18 June 2026.
The organisers of EBMI 2026 - the co-located E-Waste World, Battery Recycling, Metal Recycling and ITAD & Circular Electronics Expo - have made the event's conference programme free to attend for the first time since it launched. The two-day event takes place on 17-18 June at Halle 3.0, Messe Frankfurt, with more than 180 speakers and over 400 exhibitors confirmed.
The conference is centred around four dedicated stages, each covering one of the four material stream. Speakers confirmed for this year's programme include representatives from the European Commission, Siemens, BMW Group, Logitech and Umicore.
The e-waste and WEEE recycling stage will cover the results of the FutuRam Project, revisions to the WEEE Directive, and developments in African e-waste processing. Battery recycling sessions address Battery Passport implementation, market analysis, AI applications in recycling, and electrolyte recovery and black mass valorisation. The metal and critical raw materials stage covers the latest End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations, aluminium scrap trade policy, and critical materials supply chain security. Sessions on ITAD and circular electronics will look at data sanitisation standards, Sustainable Electronics Recycling International's (SERI) 10/35 vision, and the role of IT asset disposition in digital sovereignty.
Gabriel Day, Conference Producer, said: "By making the conference free-to-attend, we are ensuring that the engineers, policymakers, and recyclers on the front lines have the data they need."
Seats at the conference stages are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is open at ewaste-expo.com, and the full 2026 agenda is available at ewaste-expo.com/conference-agenda-2026.
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