Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference

The longest-running conference and trade show in the paper and plastics recycling industry returns to Chicago this October to address the biggest challenges and opportunities facing recycling businesses today. This is your opportunity to join industry leaders, discuss real business issues, and shape the future of the industry.

Wednesday 10/23/2019

Exhibit Hall Hours
Wednesday, October 23 – 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 24 – 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration Open
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Polypropylene Roundtable: Processing- and Market-Based Perspectives on Keeping PP in the Recycling Stream
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Sales Development
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Networking Break
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Managing Insurance Risks and Premiums
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Quality Control: Community Education that Works
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Networking Break
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Keynote Session: The Importance of Packaging
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Opening Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM PSI Bowling Tournament at Lucky Strike Chicago

Thursday 10/24/2019
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM Registration Opens
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Rising to Their Commitments (CPG Pull-Through)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Networking Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PSI Session
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Hungry for More Plastics (Reprocessors Panel)
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Demand South of the Border (Mexico/Latin America)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Containerboard Dynamics (Containerboard Demand)
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Networking Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastward Bound (Demand Trends in China/SE Asia/India)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Driving Investment in Recycling
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Networking Break
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM The Evolution of the Global Paper Recycling Industry
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM How Technology is Shaping Recycling
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall

Friday 10/25/2019
7:30 AM – 11:30 AM Registration Open
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM Fixing Recycling
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Networking Break
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Mixed Fortunes (Mixed Paper Session)
11:30 AM Close of Conference