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Sponsor the 2025 Illinois Circularity Conference

ILCSWMA, IRF, and SWANA request proposals for the 2025 Joint Conference & Trade Show.

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Illinois Recycling Champions Honored with National Award

Three of Illinois' most dedicated recycling and product stewardship advocates, all members of the Illinois Recycling Foundation, have been nationally recognized for their leadership and tireless efforts to advance sustainable materials management. Marta Keane of Will County Green, who also serves as the Secretary of the Illinois Recycling Association and is a former President of the Illinois Recycling Foundation, along with Walter Willis, Executive Director of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), and Christina Siebert, Executive Director of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), were presented with the prestigious "Local Leader" award by the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI).

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Behind the Machines: IRF Members to Tour General Kinematics’ Cutting-Edge Recycling Facility

This June, the Illinois Recycling Foundation (IRF) invites its members to step inside one of the state’s most advanced recycling technology operations. On Tuesday, June 17 at 10:30 AM, IRF members will gain an all-access pass to General Kinematics (GK), a company renowned for breakthrough innovations in material screening, conveying, and separation.

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