E-Waste World Expo 2026

E-Waste World Expo North America is coming to the Cobb Convention Center in Atlanta on October 28 and 29, 2026. It's a two-day trade show and conference focused on electronics recycling and sustainable e-waste management, and the organizers describe it as the continent's leading event for the circular economy for electronic devices.

The scale of it is pretty substantial. Over the two days, more than 150 exhibitors set up booths and 60 expert speakers take the stage, with over 80 presentations scheduled across the program. There's also a dedicated E-Waste Recycling Track that looks at fast-tech—the low-cost, everyday electronics that make up a huge part of the waste stream. It's a broad mix of a trade show floor for browsing and a conference for listening.

The crowd it pulls is just as wide. You'll find electronics manufacturers and suppliers, recyclers and waste management companies, and the people who make the recycling technology itself. Materials recovery experts, sustainable material and chemical suppliers, and folks from science and academia are in the mix, along with policy-makers, NGOs, research institutions, and consultants. It's one of those events where the people who make the gadgets and the people who figure out how to take them apart end up in the same room.

It doesn't run alone, either. Two other shows are co-located at the same time: the Critical Minerals Expo North America and the Battery Recycling Expo North America, so if you're interested in the raw materials and the power cells that go into the electronics, you can hit those without leaving the building. The global edition of the expo is held at Messe Frankfurt. The Atlanta show runs October 28 and 29 at the Cobb Convention Center, and it's free to attend.