Over the mountains and to Grand Junction we go for the 2025 Summit for Recycling!

June 2nd - 4th | Grand Junction Convention Center

The Summit for Recycling annual conference is the biggest statewide networking and educational event focused on capturing the value in our waste stream and moving towards a circular economy in Colorado. We are super excited to bring the Summit to a location with so much happening around waste diversion. Grand Junction here we come!

2025 Summit for Recycling Agenda

The following agenda is a rough outline. As we confirm speakers and sessions, the agenda will be updated.

June 2nd | June 3rd | June 4th

Monday, June 2nd

1:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Policy Retreat | Ballroom

Join the Policy Committee as they review the legislative activity in 2025 and strategize about what legislative efforts to support in 2026. This will be an interactive meeting with workshop time amongst the sectors.

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception | Ballroom

Come meet the attendees and exhibitors at our fun kickoff event before we dive into our conference sessions and workshops. Drinks and snacks and legislators and networking, Oh My!

Tuesday, June 3rd

8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast | Ballroom

8:45 am - 9:45 am | Welcome and Keynote | Ballroom

9:45 am - 10:00 am | Stretch, Coffee, Snack, Exhibitors

10:00 am - 11:30 am | Breakout Sessions

Ballroom

Pay as you Throw
Construction & Deconstruction

Breakout Room 1

Organic Matter Matters

Breakout Room 2

Workshop: Increasing recycling partciaption (social media, apps, volunteer mobilization)

11:30 pm - 12:30 pm | Lunch & Exhibitor Energy Booster | Ballroom

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Breakout Sessions

Ballroom

Glass Recycling
Large Processer Innovations

Breakout Room 1

Compost Innovations Lightning Round
Composting Farm Trial on the Western Slope

Breakout Room 2

Quality of Life Counts Too: How Diversion Goals Interlink with Community Safety, Health, and Happiness.
Deconstruction Reuse Warehouses

2:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Tours

Waste Management 101
Compost Application
What’s New in Grand Junction?

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Awards Dinner | Ballroom of Grand Junction Convention Center

Join us in celebrating the many people working to reduce waste and increase recycling and composting across Colorado. There will be delicious food, networking, and fun games!

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Wednesday, June 4th

8:30 am - 9:15 am | Breakfast | Ballroom

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote | Ballroom

10:15 am - 10:30 am | Passing Period, Snacks & Coffee, Exhibitor Showcase

10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Breakout Sessions

Ballroom

Closing the Loop: Innovations for a Sustainable Future

This panel discussion will highlight the latest in sortation and advanced recycling technologies that are driving the transition to a circular economy. This session will showcase the entire process—from sourcing and processing materials to the innovative companies leading the charge in transforming waste into valuable materials used to make new packaging and products. We’ll explore how advanced recycling technologies are helping enable brands to create sustainable packaging by utilizing feedstocks and resins derived from recycled materials. This will provide an opportunity to learn from industry leaders and discover how these cutting-edge solutions are reshaping the future of packaging and waste management.

Waste tires and changes to the CDPHE Waste Tires Program due to the passage of SB 24-123

Waste tires and changes to the CDPHE Waste Tires Program due to the passage of Senate Bill 24-123. Changes include the creation of a Waste Tire Management Enterprise and how this Enterprise will aid in the proper management of waste tires by providing financial incentives and rebates for the recycling of waste tires into end-use tire-derived products. Also discussion of current waste tire recycling/reuse trends.

Breakout Room 1