Don’t miss your opportunity to attend the Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council (CPRC)/Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) joint meeting on November 7-8, 2019 in Ft. Mill, SC at the Cambria Hotel. The meeting will feature tours on November 7 of Sun Fiber, an international manufacturer of PET staple fiber fill, and WEIMA, an international manufacturer of industrial shredders and briquetting presses. The tours will conclude with a reception hosted by WEIMA at their biergarten.

On November 8, come prepared to hear the latest developments in plastics recycling. You’ll enjoy a full day of presentations and networking on the latest changes in plastics processing and end-use, technology, best practices in identification, chemical recycling, and market trends. The CPRC meeting is open to recycling/solid waste professionals, haulers, collectors, plastics processors and recyclers, end-users, MRFs, recycling equipment sales, and other related organizations who are supply, produce or use recycled plastic materials. This is a great opportunity to network with new contacts and renew friendships with those you haven’t seen in a while. The CPRC/ISRI joint meeting is the most cost effective opportunity you’ll have this year to learn from experienced veterans to make your operations the most efficient and profitable it can be!

Parking is free and lunch is included with registration. Hotel accommodations will be available at the Cambria Hotel in Fort Mill. Rates are $119 per night for meeting attendees, or $94 per night for government employees with valid government ID.

AGENDA

November 7

12:30 pm Transport from Cambria Hotel to Sun Fiber

1:00 pm Sun Fiber Overview/Tour/Q&A

2:30 pm Transport to WEIMA

3:15 pm WEIMA Overview/Your/Q&A

4:30 pm Networking Social at WEIMA

6:00 pm Transport back to Cambria Hotel

November 8

9:00 am Registration with Coffee/Pastries

9:30 am Welcome/Introduction

9:40 am Plastic Resin Identification featuring PET, HDPE, PP, and LDPE Polymers

10:40 am Break

11:00 am Plastics Recycling Collection, Processing and Operations

12:00 pm Lunch/Speaker: Understanding Chemical Recycling with Ryan L'Abbe

1:00 pm Plastic Recycling Markets: Understanding the Drivers and Market Forces that Determine Plastics Value

2:00 pm Your Bottle Means Jobs

2:15 pm CPRC Next Steps

2:30 pm Adjourn