IRRE Expo 2026: Shanghai International Waste Treatment & Resource Recycling Expo

Event Name: Shanghai International Waste Treatment & Resource Recycling Expo
Category: Environment and Waste Management
Event Date: 09 – 11 December, 2026
Frequency: Annual
Location: Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) – 2345 Longyang Rd, ShiJi GongYuan, Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai Shi 201203 China
Organizer: Shanghai Yihan Exhibition Service Co. Ltd, – Shanghai Friendship Road 1588 Lane steel collar modern service Industrial Park 3 building 1305, Shanghai, China
Phone: +86 21-3379 3223
Email: tina.zhang[at]yihanexpo.com
Timings: 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM
Tickets: Visitor Registration Required – Click Here!

IRRE Expo 2026: Shanghai International Waste Treatment & Resource Recycling Expo

The Shanghai International Waste Treatment and Resource Recycling Exhibition (IRRE) is an annual international trade fair dedicated to innovative technologies in waste management and resource utilization. Established as a key event in the environmental sector, it serves as a central meeting point for professionals from the waste management, recycling, and environmental industries.

Focus:

The exhibition addresses current challenges and innovations across the entire waste treatment and recycling value chain. It emphasizes practical relevance, technological specialization, and the transition to a sustainable circular economy.

Key focus areas include:

• Waste Treatment: Municipal solid waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste treatment technologies, landfill machinery, leachate control systems, and waste-to-energy equipment.
• Resource Recycling: Recovery of valuable materials, advanced recycling technologies for plastics, metals, and electronics, as well as composting and biogas recovery systems.
• Intelligent Systems: Smart waste classification, remote monitoring, AI-powered sorting systems, and digital identification technologies.
• Emerging Sectors: A notable highlight is the focus on high-value recycling of new solid wastes, such as retired new energy vehicle batteries, featuring technologies for safe dismantling and precious metal extraction.

Exhibit Profile:

The exhibition covers a comprehensive range of equipment and technologies, including:

• Processing Equipment: Shredders, crushers, balers, shears, dismantling machines, and granulators.
• Sorting & Separation: Sorting systems, color sorters, magnetic separators, and material classifiers.
• Recycling Systems: Pyrolysis equipment, washing lines, and material recovery facilities.
• Intelligent Solutions: Data logging systems, remote monitoring platforms, and smart dispatch technologies.
• Supporting Technologies: Measurement and control instruments, laboratory equipment, and environmental information systems.

Event Scale and Audience:

The exhibition typically attracts over 300 exhibitors and more than 20,000 professional visitors, with a display area of approximately 10,000 square meters. Attendees represent a broad spectrum of fields:

• Government Agencies: Environmental protection bureaus, development and reform commissions, and urban management authorities.
• Industry Players: Recycling companies, waste treatment facility operators, and manufacturers from sectors such as chemicals, metallurgy, and electronics.
• Research Institutions: Universities and technology development institutes.
• International Buyers: Procurement delegations from over 60 countries.

Profile of Audience:

Waste Treatment, Resource Recycling Waste Collection Equipment，Vehicle, Plastic, Conveying
Equipment, Used Battery , Pape, Metal , Rubber, Non-ferrous and Ferrous Metal Scraps, Domestic
and foreign trade organizations, management decision makers, research institutes and universities,
relevant experts and scholars of scientific research institutions, industry media