ReSBE 2026 aims to redefine how the built environment is designed, constructed, operated and renewed. It will bring together researchers, practitioners, innovators and policymakers to explore transformative solutions for a regenerative future. 

Participants will gain insights across circular design and construction, digitalisation and innovation, lifecycle assessment and metrics, climate adaptation and resilience, policy and governance, market transformation, and society and education.

This conference will present leading solutions and innovations for replacing fossil carbon with biomass, CO₂ utilisation and recycling. 

There will be three days of discussions and presentations, focusing on the defossilisation of the chemical industry, fossil-free plastics, and policies, frameworks and regenerative business models.

Around a thousand participants and up to 90 speakers will meet in Berlin and exchange ideas for the circular transformation. 

The congress will feature panel discussions with high-profile speakers from politics and science, best practices from business, inspiring keynotes on the transformation of our society and many opportunities for networking.

The Textiles Recycling Expo will focus on solving the pressing issue of textile waste, including the recycling of fabrics, clothing, footwear, fibres and non-wovens. It will feature the latest sorting, shredding and recycling technologies, pioneering textile recyclers, and fibre and fabric manufacturers using reclaimed materials.

This workshop will gather input for the development of proposals for phosphorus reuse and recycling rates from sewage and give an update on phosphorus recovery.

Over the past two and a half years, the Bio4HUMAN project has explored how bio-based innovations and circular approaches can contribute to more sustainable waste management in humanitarian contexts. 

The final event will showcase the project’s key findings, lessons learned from field implementation and practical pathways for scaling sustainable bio-based solutions.

With a focus on the future Circular Economy Act and on optimising WEEE recovery, this high-level event will explore how innovation, policy and collaboration can accelerate a more circular electronics sector and support Europe's clean transition. 

SUM 2026 will bring together leading international experts, researchers, practitioners and policymakers from various disciplinary backgrounds to explore the latest advancements and key challenges in the circular economy, sustainable resource management and urban mining. 

IFAT Munich is the world’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies. 

Over 3 000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries will present their strategies and innovations. Discover pioneering solutions for water, recycling and circularity with a strong focus on innovations with a global impact. 

IFAT Munich is a solution platform, a networking event and a knowledge hub, and brings together the key international industry representatives from politics, business and science.  

Scaling up the circular public procurement of phones, laptops and workwear would clearly have significant benefits. Find out about opportunities and barriers when it comes to fostering value chain collaboration in the public procurement of ICT and phones.