IFAT Munich 2026

The world's leading trade fair for environmental technologies is the most important meeting place for the industry. Here you can successfully present your strategies and new solutions from the fields of water, wastewater, waste and raw materials management. So that in future even more resources can be preserved in intelligent cycles in the long term and with the greatest possible efficiency.

Monday 13.05: Opening of the world's leading trade fair by Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and Bavarian State Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection Torsten Glauber
Tuesday 14.05: Top-level discussion on the circular economy
Wednesday 15.05: Panel on the Green Deal with EU leaders
Thursday 16.05: Day of Resilient Municipalities with lectures, expert panels and guided tours
Friday 17.05: Star architect Daniel Libeskind and Ian Goldin, Oxford Professor of Globalization and Development with lectures on "Future of Living"

Why Visit?

Solutions tailored to your needs
It doesn’t matter whether you are a global player or a medium-sized company, a large city or a small municipality. IFAT Munich places a clear focus on recycling and disposal for private-sector and municipal waste management companies—both in the exhibition and in the program. The aim is to identify solutions to close raw material cycles and further advance the circular economy.
Which strategy is effective? Which process is suitable for which need? Which vehicles and machines are particularly energy-efficient? At IFAT Munich, you’ll get answers and tailored solutions for every process across the various material flows—from smart collection using low-emission vehicles to new sorting and processing methods; from energy-efficient material handling equipment to AI-based software solutions, all the way to the new products and recyclable material, as well as the recovery of waste for energy generation through thermal processes or biogas production.

Consistent focus on applications

Ideas and visions are important. But ultimately, practicality is the deciding factor. That’s why IFAT Munich is a trade fair for getting up close and trying things out. Here, exhibits can be experienced live and in use within the framework of live demos and solution tours—which is highly interesting even for visitors from outside the industry! Discover our large outdoor area on the subject of waste, recycling and municipal technology, and see for yourself examples of best practices and machines in action to find out which processes are just right for you.

Focused event program

The program at IFAT Munich covers every important aspect of recycling. The Orange Stage will focus on circular economy and resource efficiency, material flow management, as well as logistics and mobility in municipal technology and waste management. The circular economy is also a topic at the Green Stage with its exciting cross-industry presentations and start-ups. The Spotlight Areas, meanwhile, will highlight the topics of mechanical and chemical processes for plastics recycling, battery recycling and hydrogen in the circular economy.

Clear advantage in terms of information

Whether in the event program or in discussions with experts, exhibitors and the specialist audience: IFAT Munich ensures that you have the edge in terms of information. If you want to keep up to date with innovations, best practice solutions, legislation, industry trends and global developments, this is the place to be. This is because, in addition to the largest key players in the waste disposal industry, waste and recycling technology and municipal technology, all the important associations are also on site here, such as the BDE, VDMA, VKU and VAK. For you, this means you have direct contact to the main players and get first-hand expertise.

Comprehensive network
From renowned exhibitors, to municipal and private-sector waste management companies, to political representatives from all over the world: IFAT Munich brings together all the key players in the recycling and waste management industry—highly motivated and open for lively discussions. This makes it the ideal networking platform for the entire community. Here you will meet stakeholders, market leaders, start-ups, speakers, colleagues, experts, and existing and potential business partners. All in all: a variety of valuable contacts with the same high standards of exchange and networking.

Why Exhibit?

Because waste does not mean garbage. But resources.

As the largest leading international trade fair for the waste & recycling sector, IFAT Munich focuses on innovative ideas and solutions for all aspects of industrial and municipal waste disposal - in six and a half halls, a large outdoor area and with many exhibits in action. The aim? To close raw material cycles and further advance the circular economy. You contribute to this with your products, services and strategies: across all processes from collection to the new product. For our environment and our future.

Our focus: innovation. Our goal: the future.

The world's leading trade fair IFAT Munich has been the most important driving force in the global environmental industry for almost 60 years. As an exhibitor, you are part of a leading international network and benefit from the positive image transfer of a major brand. This makes IFAT Munich the ideal environment to expand your position in the market - and to shape the future sustainably.

More market. More internationality. More presence.

Around 142,000 trade fair participants from 170 countries and regions—including all key players.

In addition, 11.2 million social media impressions and a media reach of 367.4 million through PR. For your company, this means more market presence and visibility on an international level—“Visibility with global impact”.

More than trade fair participants: potential business partners.

Whether industry or municipality. Science or politics. Regional or international. Established player or newcomer. Start-up or investor. IFAT Munich brings you together with all market participants. This makes the world's leading trade fair ideal for constructive discussions, successful networking and for tapping into new target groups within the global environmental industry. For: “Business with global impact”.

Offering orientation to others. And find it for yourself.

Knowledge transfer in theory and practice. The IFAT Munich event program includes over 400 substantive lectures, panels and presentations as well as over 110 demonstrations as part of our live demonstrations and solution tours*. Many formats offer you additional opportunities to present yourself in a topic- or target group-specific context.

These include guided tours directly to your stand or our three large stages.

Use the Green Stage for your product or company presentations and position yourself on the Blue Stage in the water segment or on the Orange Stage in the recycling segment—tailored to your offering.

What is it all about? State-of-the-art solutions—and “know-how with global impact”.