Agenda

 

Event Dates: November 12 – 15, 2025
With Pre-RCon training sessions beginning November 11

Exhibit Hall Open: November 12 – 14, 2025  

RCon Schedule* 

Tuesday, November 11

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

U.S. Plastics Pact Activator Action Summit (U.S. Pact activator attendees only)
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1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SWANA Training Courses

  • Essential Leachate PFAS Treatment and Management Course
  • Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) Course
  • Landfill Gas Systems Operations & Maintenance
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Exhibitor Load-In
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

U.S. Plastics Pact Activator Networking Reception at Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center

Great food, great drinks and great recycling--this reception has it all! See recycling in action at North America's largest recycling center--the Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center. Enjoy cocktails, hearty hors d’oeuvres, and visit the 3,000-foot Rumpke Education Center. While there, you'll experience interactive exhibits taking you through making in-store purchases, to recycling at home, to sorting items at the material recovery facility, and finally to the manufacturing of recyclables into the new products we purchase every day.

After visiting the education center, see recycling in action! Take a walking tour through the material recovery facility. This Rumpke facility processes an average of 16,000 tons of material a month at a rate of 70 tons per hour with a 97% recycling recovery rate. Come see AI, optics, ballistics and trommel technology working together to sort recyclables by commodity. It's bound to be a business reception you'll never forget!

Wednesday, November 12

7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Experiential Learning: Franklin County Sanitary Landfill

7:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Experiential Learning: Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

SWANA Training Courses (continued)

  • Essential Leachate PFAS Treatment and Management Course
  • Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) Course
  • Landfill Gas Systems Operations & Maintenance
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Exhibitor Load-In
8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

U.S. Plastics Pact Activator Action Summit (U.S. Pact Action Summit attendees only)
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9:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Experiential Learning: Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Chapter Connect (invitation only)
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Experiential Learning: Franklin County Sanitary Landfill
1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.Experiential Learning: Zero Waste at Ohio Stadium
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.RCon Orientation Session
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Collection and Transfer Technical Division Meeting
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Planning and Management Technical Division Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.Opening General Session
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Opens / RCon Opening Reception

Kick off your time at RCon at the Opening Reception, hosted in the RCon Exhibit Hall. Visit with over 160 of the top suppliers in the industry while enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Maybe even try your hand at some pickleball! 

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Volunteer Appreciation Bash (invitation only)

This evening is all about the dedicated volunteers that contribute their time and energy to supporting SWANA. SWANA’s achievements are directly impacted by volunteer involvement. We THANK YOU for all you do to make our organization Relevant and Relatable across the solid waste and resource management industry.  

Join us at the Center of Science & Industry (COSI) for an evening of fun. This is an invitation only event, intended for those volunteering on SWANA committees, technical divisions and with other SWANA National and local chapter leadership roles.

Transportation will be provided, departing from the bridge between the Hyatt Regency Columbus and the Greater Columbus Convention Center. 

Thursday, November 13

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Experiential Learning: Franklin County Sanitary Landfill
7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.Landfill Management Technical Division Meeting
7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery Technical Division Meeting
7:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.Experiential Learning: Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center
8:30 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.General Session
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Exhibit Hall Open (lunch served in exhibit hall for all attendees)
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Catalyst & Technical Sessions in New Way Theatre
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Leachate & Landfill Liquids Committee Meeting
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Poster Sessions in Exhibit Hall
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.Field Practices, Extraction & Control / Training Joint Committee Meeting
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.Legislative & Regulatory Committee Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.Experiential Learning: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium Sustainability Tour
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Landfill Rebranding Committee Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Experiential Learning: Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.RCon Fun Run
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Communications, Education and Marketing Technical Division Meeting
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

SWANA Awards Celebration (RSVP required)

Join us in recognizing your SWANA colleagues for their contributions to the organization and industry. This will be a night to remember, featuring entertainment and recognition of outstanding achievements. The Awards Celebration will be at the Highline Car House.

Suggested Attire: Whatever makes you feel comfortable in the limelight. Dress it up or down, however you are feeling.

Awards Reception sponsored by:Transportation will be provided, departing from the bridge between the Hyatt Regency Columbus and the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  

Friday, November 14

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Experiential Learning: Franklin County Sanitary Landfill
7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.Landfill Gas & Biogas Technical Division Meeting
7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.Sustainable Materials Management Technical Division Meeting
7:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.Experiential Learning: Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center
8:30 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.General Session
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Exhibit Hall Open (lunch served in exhibit hall for all attendees)
11:00a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Catalyst & Technical Sessions in New Way Theatre
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Experiential Learning: Revive Environmental Technology
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.Talkin Trash Trivia 
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Night at the Market

The North Market has been a staple of Columbus’ downtown experience for 149 years. Located just two blocks from the Greater Columbus Convention Center, this night at the market offers the opportunity to dive into the varying flavors of Columbus’ local culture while also catching up with SWANA friends old and new. 

The North Market is a 5-minute walk from the Hilton Columbus, Hyatt Regency Columbus, and Sonesta Columbus and a 2-minute walk from the AC Hotel Columbus.

Suggested Attire: Business casual / Casual (jeans and casual shoes acceptable) 

 Saturday, November 15

8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
9:00 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Closing General Session

*Schedule updated September 12th. Subject to change.