E-waste expo makes US debut
The first North American edition of the E-Waste World Expo will open in Atlanta this October, bringing together three separate but related trade shows under one roof.
Trans-World Events, the organizer behind the long-running Frankfurt-based E-Waste World Expo, will host the new event at the Cobb Convention Center on October 28 and 29. Alongside the electronics recycling expo, the company will run parallel exhibitions for battery recycling and critical minerals. A single registration will grant access to all three shows and their conference programs.
Three expos, one ticket
More than 1,500 industry professionals, 150 exhibitors, and 60 speakers are expected to attend. Confirmed exhibitors include SGS, Metso, Aurubis, Steinert, Primobius, Stadler, ERI, Full Circle Electronics, Umicore, and Veolia.
The conference agenda will cover critical mineral supply chains, battery recycling and second-life applications, and domestic electronics recycling infrastructure. Three dedicated conference theaters will host technical presentations and panel discussions throughout the two-day event.
Atlanta’s selection as the host city reflects broader trends in the region. Georgia has emerged as a key hub for battery and electric vehicle manufacturing, part of a wider U.S. Battery Belt that has attracted over $48 billion in announced investments since 2021. That growth has driven demand for both critical minerals and local recycling capacity, tightening the connection between manufacturing and resource recovery.
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The event has already secured backing from several industry groups, including the Battery Council International, the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling, the National Center for Electronics Recycling, and the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance.
Recycling and manufacturing in the same conversation
Peter Sarno, event director at Trans-World Events, said the sectors represented at the expo are no longer operating in isolation. “Mining, processing, and recycling have become part of one much bigger conversation,” he said. Further exhibitors and speakers will be announced in the coming months.
Registration for the event is now open. While the Frankfurt edition has run annually for nearly a decade, the Atlanta launch marks the first time the format has expanded outside Europe. The shift comes as U.S. policy and industry focus increasingly turn toward domestic supply chains and circular economy models—efforts that often require coordination across sectors that have historically operated separately.
Similar trade shows in Europe have occasionally struggled to bridge the gap between policy discussions and on-the-ground business needs. Whether the Atlanta event can avoid that pitfall may depend on how well it translates the Frankfurt model to a market with different regulatory pressures and infrastructure challenges.
For now, the organizers appear focused on creating a space where recyclers, manufacturers, and investors can meet without the usual industry silos. If the turnout matches expectations, the event could become a regular fixture in the North American trade show calendar.
