Thousands of visitors involved in the waste and recycling industry are expected at the Recycling & Waste Management (RWM) exhibition over the next few days.
Visitors queue to register for this year's RWM exhibition
Held in the NEC, Birmingham until Thursday, queues of people could be seen lining up to get into the event on its opening day this morning.
RWM exhibition director Steve Crowhurst said: "With over 7,000 visitors pre-registered for the event and over 400 exhibitors, this year's exhibition is set to be our biggest and best yet. We hope everyone will have a useful, informative and successful show."
The show features a hot topic seminar programme, covering topics from the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive to commercial and retail recycling issues; a training zone and a live outdoor vehicle demonstration area.
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