17-18 September 2025

CARS & MRE 2025 – Complete Auto Recycling Show & Metals Recycling Event

Date: 17–18 September 2025
Location: NEC, Birmingham
Opening Times: 09:30 – 16:30

CARS & MRE 2025 returns as Europe’s leading event for vehicle recycling, dismantling, and metals recycling, and this year it's bigger than ever—running alongside RWM at the Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS). Serving as the dedicated metals recycling section of the wider show, CARS & MRE brings together 2,000+ professionals from across the auto and metals recycling sectors, including vehicle dismantlers, salvage yards, scrap merchants, processors, brokers, and more.

Why Attend CARS & MRE at ESS 2025?

  • Live Demonstrations: Watch the latest machinery and technology in-action across indoor and outdoor zones.
  • Expert-Led Conferences: Hear from thought leaders addressing current challenges and innovations in the auto and metals recycling landscape.
  • Unmatched Networking: Forge valuable connections with decision-makers across the recycling and environmental services spectrum.
  • Comprehensive Solutions: Access cutting-edge technologies and strategies across dismantling, reuse, recovery, and metals processing.

Now Co-Located with RWM
The Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM) runs alongside CARS & MRE at ESS 2025, forming the UK’s largest environmental services exhibition. RWM brings together over 9,000 professionals and showcases solutions across recycling, waste, circular economy strategies, and sustainable resource management - creating a powerful synergy with CARS & MRE.

Your Free Ticket Grants Access to All of ESS Expo:
Including:

  • CARS & MRE – Complete Auto Recycling Show & Metals Recycling Event
  • RWM – Resource & Waste Management Expo
  • CLR – Contamination & Land Remediation Expo
  • EFD – Energy, Fuels & Decarbonisation Expo
  • WWEM – Water, Wastewater & Environmental Management Expo
  • AQE – Air Quality & Emissions Expo
  • GEO – Geotechnical Engineering and Operations Expo (New for 2025)

Find out more: https://hubs.la/Q03nxB-90