Name
Prepping for Policy: Illinois’s Data-Driven Approach to Packaging EPR
Date & Time
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Location Name
Guggenheim Ballroom
Description
Get an inside look at how state packaging policys are considered and crafted.
Grounding packaging EPR policy in operational and economic realities may be key to its success – and this requires understanding of real-world conditions including current recycling practices, costs, infrastructure, and gaps in services.
Learn why Illinois shifted from proposed packaging EPR policy to a Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment, what the assessment is evaluating, and how its findings will be used to shape future policy.
Track
Sortation and Recyclability
Speakers