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Heap of mixed scrap metal parts

The floor is organized by sector, so buyers find every supplier for a stage of the material chain in one place.

Yellow truck tipping mixed waste at a transfer facilityZone B

Waste & Recycling Services

Municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial streams, construction and demolition debris, and special wastes. This is the operational core of the show: haulers, MRF operators, landfill owners, transfer stations and the municipal departments that contract them.

On the floor

  • Integrated waste and recycling service providers
  • Transfer station and landfill operators
  • C&D and industrial waste specialists
  • Hazardous, medical and special waste services
  • Container, compactor and baler rental

In the conference

  • Writing municipal contracts that hold up for ten years
  • Landfill capacity planning in the Southeast
  • Contamination rates and what actually brings them down

Indicative topics. Program to be announced.

Exhibit in this sector
Collection crew loading a refuse truck on a city streetZone A

Collections, Fleet & Logistics

Collection is the largest cost line for most waste operators. This sector covers refuse and recycling vehicles, alternative-fuel and electric fleets, bodies and lifts, carts and containers, route optimization, onboard weighing and driver safety systems.

On the floor

  • Refuse collection vehicles and bodies
  • CNG, RNG and battery-electric fleet suppliers
  • Carts, containers and RFID tagging
  • Route optimization and fleet telematics
  • Camera, sensor and driver-safety systems

In the conference

  • Electrifying a collection fleet: real duty-cycle data
  • Automated side-loaders and the driver shortage
  • Using route data to renegotiate service levels

Indicative topics. Program to be announced.

Exhibit in this sector
Orange-peel grapple lifting scrap metal against a blue skyZone C

Plant, Machinery & Processing Equipment

From single-shaft shredders to complete MRF lines, this is where buyers compare equipment side by side. A dedicated outdoor demonstration area lets manufacturers run machinery under load rather than show it static.

On the floor

  • Shredders, grinders and granulators
  • Screens, trommels and air classifiers
  • Optical, AI and robotic sorting
  • Balers, compactors and conveyors
  • Material handlers, loaders and attachments

In the conference

  • Retrofitting a 20-year-old MRF for today's mix
  • Robotic sorting: throughput, uptime and payback
  • Fire detection and suppression in processing plants

Indicative topics. Program to be announced.

Exhibit in this sector
Close-up of compressed bales of mixed paper and cardboardZone D

Materials Recovery & Circular Economy

Recovery only works if there is an end market. This sector brings together reprocessors, brokers, brand owners and manufacturers using recycled content, alongside the policy teams working on extended producer responsibility and recycled-content mandates.

On the floor

  • Plastics, fiber, metals and glass reprocessors
  • Commodity brokers and end-market buyers
  • Organics, composting and anaerobic digestion
  • Textile, electronics and battery recycling
  • Producer responsibility organizations

In the conference

  • State EPR laws: what operators need to prepare for
  • Recycled-content mandates and feedstock quality
  • Building regional end markets in the Southeast

Indicative topics. Program to be announced.

Exhibit in this sector
Power plant with steam plumes under a clear blue skyZone E

Energy from Waste & Alternative Fuels

For material that cannot be recycled, the question is how to recover value from it with the lowest impact. This sector covers waste-to-energy, landfill gas and renewable natural gas, solid recovered fuel, and the emissions control that goes with them.

On the floor

  • Waste-to-energy technology and operators
  • Landfill gas capture and RNG upgrading
  • Anaerobic digestion and biogas
  • Refuse-derived and solid recovered fuels
  • Emissions monitoring and control

In the conference

  • RNG project finance after recent federal incentive changes
  • Where waste-to-energy fits in a recycling-first strategy
  • Methane measurement at active landfills

Indicative topics. Program to be announced.

Exhibit in this sector
Worker on a platform feeding material onto a conveyorZone F

Consulting, Technology & Professional Services

Engineering firms, environmental consultants, software vendors, finance and legal specialists. These are the people who design facilities, run procurements, secure permits and measure performance, and they influence many of the buying decisions on the show floor.

On the floor

  • Engineering and environmental consultancies
  • Waste management and billing software
  • Data, analytics and compliance reporting
  • Project finance, insurance and legal advisers
  • Training, certification and workforce development

In the conference

  • Running a procurement that gets competitive bids
  • Measuring diversion honestly
  • Permitting timelines for new facilities

Indicative topics. Program to be announced.

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