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
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
