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E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2021
E-Waste World Conference & Expo is returning to Frankfurt Messe in November 2021 as Europe’s largest international trade fair 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 more 80 exhibitors in the free-to-attend exhibition and more than 140 expert speakers from around the world will take part in the expert conference sessions with over 1,000 participants expected to take part at this year’s fair.
E-Waste World Conference & Expo is returning to Frankfurt Messe in November 2021 as Europe’s largest international trade fair 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 more 80 exhibitors in the free-to-attend exhibition and more than 140 expert speakers from around the world will take part in the expert conference sessions with over 1,000 participants expected to take part at this year’s fair.
Main topics discussed include, recycling technologies, materials recovery solutions, green electronics, sustainable materials, non-toxic substitutes, and end-of-life strategies, as well as regulatory and business models to help reduce the environmental impact of all forms of consumer and industrial E-Waste. We will once again focus on those streams on the horizon, including lithium-ion batteries from e-mobility transportation, PV panels, wearables, IoT, 5G and much more. And new to the conference this year will be a dedicated fourth track on ‘E-Reuse’.
Now in it’s third year this year’s event 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.
More Than 140 Speakers
Taking a holistic approach to the global WEEE crisis, an international line-up of expert speakers will present current and future technologies to extract maximum value from electronic and photovoltaic waste and end-of-life EV batteries. Plus, specialists in innovative circular materials and electronics products and E-Reuse business models will highlight their vital role in reducing and ultimately eliminating consumer and industrial e-waste
E-Waste World Conference & Expo attracts delegates from almost 60 countries worldwide and following a successful in-person launch in 2019 and an innovative virtual event in the pandemic-hit 2020, 2021 will see both audiences catered for with live and on-demand elements. Garnering rock-solid support from SERI, EERA, WEEE Forum and the Green Electronics Council, this is now the only place for the global WEEE sector to meet this year
An expanded exhibition floor will boast a wide range of innovative sustainability start-ups alongside the world’s leading WEEE recycling technology providers to help you maximize the efficiency and profitability of your recycling, recovery or ITAD operation. These globally renowned names are working with the biggest brands in electronics to ensure that all CRMs are recovered and re-used as we move toward a fully circular electronics sector where waste becomes a thing of the past
- Advanced Recycling Technologies – Sorting, Screening, Shredding & Separation
- Material Recovery and Closed Loop Solutions
- Extended Producer Responsibility
- Green Electronics and Ecodesign
- Bioplastics and Bio-Based Materials
- Precious and Rare Earth Metal Recycling
- Glass Recycling
- Silicon Recycling
- Plastic Recycling
- Bio-Based Chemicals and Feedstocks
- EV & Lithium-ion Battery Recycling
- Local & International Legislation
- Urban Mining Solutions
- More Efficient Use of Critical Materials
- Electronics Reuse (E-Reuse)
- Reverse Supply Chain
- Biodegradable Electronics and Non-Toxic Alternative Materials
- E-Waste to Energy
- Molecular and Organic Electronics
- Future Component Availability
- Raw Material (Rare Earth) Scarcity and Availability
- Treating E-Waste as a Resource
- The Cloud, IoT, and E-Waste
- Moving Beyond Silicon
- Recyclable Materials
- Extending Product Life-Spans
- Blockchain and E-Waste
- Designing Safer, More Durable & Recyclable Products
- Electronics Take-Back Operations
- Closing The Loop and The Circular Economy
and more…
E-Waste World Conference & Expo returns on 30 November – 1 December 2021 – bigger and better than ever before and with a brand-new home at the Frankfurt Messe, Germany.
This physical two-day international five-stream conference and free-to-attend exhibition will showcase the latest recycling technologies, materials-recovery solutions, circular electronics innovations, sustainable materials, non-toxic substitutes, and end-of-life strategies for electronic waste, including electric vehicle batteries and photovoltaics, as well as the regulatory and business models to help reduce the environmental impact of all forms of consumer and industrial e-waste.
Following the success of the November 2019 launch in Frankfurt and the 2020 online Virtual Summit, this year’s edition will once again adopt an holistic approach to tackling e-waste in all its forms as well as the solutions to the global e-waste crisis. We will bring together more than 140 globally renowned expert speakers from consumer and industrial electronics manufacturers and the supply chain, e-waste recyclers and waste management companies, recycling technology manufacturers, materials recovery experts, the electronics re-use, remanufacturing and refurbishment sectors, the electric vehicle battery sector (manufacturers, recyclers and raw materials recovery), specialists in sustainable materials and chemicals suppliers, science, academia, policy-makers, NGOs, research institutions and consultants.
This will be the only opportunity in 2021 for the global e-waste community to meet face-to-face so we look forward to welcoming you to Frankfurt!
- A record 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 9.2 million metric tons in just five years, according to the Global Global E-waste Monitor 2020. That is predicted to increase to 74 million metric tons by 2030, almost doubling from the 2014 total
- This growing amount of e-waste is mainly fueled by higher consumption rates of electric and electronic equipment, shorter life-cycles, and few repair options. This needs to change. Similarly, recycling activities are simply not keeping pace with the global growth of WEEE
- The fate of 82.6% (44.3 million metric tons) of e-waste generated in 2019 is uncertain – deadly toxins such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, chromium, polybrominated flame retardants, barium and lithium, to name a few, causing massive environmental and human harm. A total of 50 tons of mercury and 71 kilo tons of brominated flame retardant plastics are found in globally undocumented flows of e-waste every year
- Containing high-value and scarce materials such as gold, platinum, cobalt and rare earths, the economic value of electronic waste produced in 2019 year is equal to approximately US$57 billion. By improving e-waste collection and recycling practises worldwide, a considerable amount of secondary raw materials – precious, critical, and non-critical – could
- be made readily available to re-enter the manufacturing process while reducing the continuous extraction of new materials
- European electric vehicle ownership could jump from around 2 million today to 40 million by 2030. Market analysts predict a potential 12-fold increase in the value of the global lithium recycling industry over next decade, to more than US$18bn by 2030
- There could be 60 million tonnes of photovoltaic panels lying in landfills by 2050. Yet 96% of the materials in a PV panel can be recycled, which is a potential material influx that could produce 2 billion new panels worth US$15 billion
Come and listen to more than 140 speakers deliver 120 presentations from leading international experts from the electronics and electric vehicle battery industry, e-waste and Lithium-ion battery sector. Hear specialists from the recycling technology manufacturers, electronics re-use and ITAD industry, raw materials suppliers, NGOs and leading research organizations.
Be an intrinsic part of the conference and shape the debate – our lively panel discussions and engaging expert panelists will help you build on what you already know as well as need to know, make connections, gain skills and insights, and be part of the debate surrounding the global e-waste crisis, with insightful Q&A sessions and the deep community exchanges that you’ve come to expect from E-Waste World Conference & Expo.
Knowledge and transfer – E-Waste World Conference & Expo provides a unique platform to learn about new technical developments, state-of-the-art interventions, international research and to interact with leading executives in sustainability, technology and engineering, researchers and other professionals and stakeholders. If there is something specific that you want to know, there are many opportunities for you to get the answers you seek.
Network with a truly global audience – despite the success of our November 2020 Virtual Summit, as our 2019 launch in Frankfurt proved, nothing beats a real life, face-to face meet-up. We will connect you with new colleagues from all over the world and allow you to catch up with old acquaintances. It’s not just about you meeting the right people – it’s also about the right people meeting you.
Visit the exhibition hall – more than 50 exhibitors will take part in the free-to-attend exhibitor showcase where you can find the latest solutions and innovations that will help you increase the sustainability of your products, recover more value from electronic waste, create a more circular economy, and ultimately lead to reducing harmful WEEE in the environment.
Exchange knowledge and network with more than 600 sustainability leaders from some of the world’s largest international organizations.
Close the loop and create a circular economy with new and future recycling technologies, closed-loop materials recovery solutions, more recyclable materials and stay ahead of industry regulations with strategies to collect and re-use e-waste in all its guises.
- Consumer Electronics Manufacturers & Suppliers
- Industrial Electronics Manufacturers & Suppliers
- Waste Management & Recycling Companies
- Recycling Technology Manufacturers
- Raw Material Suppliers
- Electric Vehicle Manufacturers
- PV Manufacturers & Suppliers
- Battery Manufacturers & Suppliers
E-Waste World Conference & Expo will cover a number of highly targeted topics with a holistic approach to reducing the environmental impact of E-Waste. All 3 conference tracks will run in parallel for 2 days with attendees having the option to move freely between the different sessions.
Your Conference Pass Gives You Access To All Tracks And Sessions!
- E-Waste Challenges & Opportunities
- Green & Sustainable Electronics
- Electric Vehicles & Battery Recycling
Bringing together the world’s leading processors, recycling and recovery technology manufacturers, trade associations, research organizations, electronics producers and other industry stakeholders, this stream will showcase the innovative ways in which we are treating WEEE as a US$57 billion resource rather than harmful, toxic waste
- Advanced and future technologies to dismantle, sort and separate materials, molecules and chemical elements in e-waste
- Materials and methods for the remediation, recycling and treatment of plastic waste collected from WEEE
- Global legislation and recycling channels for e-waste and extended producer responsibility
- Economically viable business models to kick-start and promote a sustainable e-waste recycling sector
- The future of e-waste in the circular economy
- E-waste, regulatory consensus and control
- Environmentally sound disposal and recycling of e-waste
- Innovative frameworks for sustainable e-waste management
25+ Speakers, 2-Day Conference Track
This popular stream uniting the world’s leading electronics producers, research institutions, innovative entrepreneurs and technology developers will focus on how the technology sector can channel its expertise into reinventing the way that electronic devices are made and used in society
- Innovations to make electronics easier and safer to disassemble at end-of-life
- Increasing the use of recycled and recyclable materials and opportunities for bio-based alternatives
- Product detox: concepts and real-world examples to reduce and eliminate the use of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, lead and mercury contained within electronic products
- Rethinking planned obsolescence: lifetime, environmental impacts and circularity potentials
- Taking responsibility for the supply chain footprint and end-of-life chain: refurbishment, take-back systems and recycling
- Regulatory measures for electronics and ICT under the Ecodesign Directive: unravelling the regulatory barriers to circularity
- Reducing raw material consumption by extending lifespans and sourcing re-usable materials
25+ Speakers, 2-Day Conference Track
Electric vehicle manufacturers, battery manufacturers, battery recyclers, research organizations and NGOs will come together to discuss the latest challenges for battery recycling and end-of-life solutions
- Reduce, recycling or redesign?
- Policy: The Batteries Directive, EPR, rules for second-life and ecodesign
- Economic and environmental drivers for recycling EV batteries: trends, technological developments and the battery value chain
- Security of supply
- Sustainable batteries for a circular and climate neutral economy
- Overcoming the technical and economic challenges of collecting, processing and recycling large batteries
- Reducing reliance on mineral extraction
- Realizing the vision of a circular economy in EV and battery production
- Current and future options for recycling lithium-ion batteries: pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and direct recycling
- Increasing transparency of the battery market and the traceability of large batteries throughout their life-cycle
25+ Speakers, 2-Day Conference Track
