Key decision-makers to tackle nation's most urgent issues at AWRE 2023

Australia is waste deep in a resource recovery crisis and there’s never been a more urgent time for the resource recovery sector to come together.

Australasia Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE), the nation’s leading event dedicated to the sector, returns to the ICC Sydney from 26–27 July, with its largest showcase of waste and recycling solutions and education programs. The expo will be packed with insights from leading government and policy decision-makers and industry trailblazers to help drive a cleaner, more sustainable waste future.

This year, AWRE has expanded its Summit program, taking place on the first day of the event, in response to industry demand. It will bring together 250 Australian key decision-makers to participate in the Summit’s program titled “Reality Check on Recovered Resources + Residuals”.

Jointly hosted by the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC), the Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association of NSW (WCRA) and the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the Summit will set the scene for robust and challenging discussions that ask the hard questions that must be raised if Australia is to meet its waste reduction targets.

Key speakers include:

• Richard Pittard, Head of Sustainability at Cleanaway
• Brett Lemin, Executive Officer at Victorian Waste Management Association
• Jelena Hercegovac, General Manager – Environment & Sustainability, Repurpose it
• Jim Fairweather, CEO, Tyrecycle
• And many more.
   

In addition to the Summit, this year AWRE has launched an Industry Breakfast opened by keynote speaker Peter Whish-Wilson, Greens Senator of Tasmania, who along with David Gerrard, CFO at Veolia, will discuss the future outlook for the industry.

To round out a packed education program, AWRE will also be running its regular free education program, across two theatres on the show floor, in partnership with the NSW EPA. The program will cover some of the industry’s most challenging and compelling issues with panel discussions throughout the two days as well as bespoke networking events, awards, an Innovations Pitch Fest and more.

The exhibition show floor is also set to be the largest in AWRE’s history, with dedicated zones for organic waste, recycled materials and innovation, alongside a record number of suppliers from all key sectors of waste and recycling including:

• Bins, waste collection + waste products
• Associations + governments
• eWaste
• Food + organic waste solutions
• Machinery + equipment
• Recycled products + materials (NEW)
• Services
• Software + technologies
• Vehicles
• Waste management, recycling + resource recovery services
• Medical waste (NEW)
   

Key exhibitors include:

• Isuzu Trucks
• Liebherr Australia
• Komatsu Australia
• BottleCycler Australia
• Telford Smith
• Method Recycling
   

AWRE will also honour leaders in the industry with an awards program. Two awards will be launched — Best Recycled Product + Best New Innovation. The winners will be announced at the end of day one in Seminar Theatre 1.

For more information, visit www.awre.com.au.