Keynote speakers for 2009 now confirmed - Hear from Mandy Keepax, Head of Facilities Managment, Marks & Spencer; Peter Jones, Independent Waste Advisor; Stephen Wielebski, Divisional Development Director, Miller Homes and many more.

The Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition (RWM) is the undisputed leading exhibition for the recycling and waste management sector. It has more exhibitors and more visitors than any other event in the sector; it is also the fastest growing event with growth in visitors and metres of more than 10% each year for the past 5 years.

Visitors are represented from all types of organisations. These include waste management companies, materials recycling facilities and local authorities for whom recycling and waste management is the main focus of their job. Attendees also come from all areas of business - people who are responsible for their organisation's recycling and waste management. This includes visitors from construction, mining/quarrying, wholesale/retail trade, packaging, manufacturing, logistics, hotel/catering, health and education - indeed any business that generates waste.

9,034 people visited RWM 08 (ABC audited)* which took place at the Birmingham NEC from 16 to 18 September. This represents a 12.4% increase on the record attendance figures achieved for RWM 07. Stand space was sold out with 500 exhibitors, the majority of these have now already re-booked to return in 2009 - with many new ones joining them.

Peter Jones OBE, a member of Boris Johnson’s London Waste & Recycling Board and a former director of Biffa said: "What’s hit me this year is the sheer scale both in terms of the area and the diversity of the representation. We are seeing a lot of companies that are linked in with the conventional engineering sector and it’s great now that waste and materials management is becoming mainstream.”

*ABC certificate issued December 2008 - 11,884 attendees; 9034 visitors and 2850 other attendees