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Registration
Registration Is Open Now!
Registration opens on Tuesday, May 20, with a two-day super sale exclusively for SWANA members, which will be the lowest rate available. Starting on Thursday, May 22, there will be an early-bird rate for members open through July 18. Group rates are available for organizations that register four or more people as a group.
The conference includes general sessions, technical content, hybrid trainings, and technical and experiential learning tours to learn about local industry sites and programs, as well as time to visit key sites in the Columbus, Ohio, region. Gain new perspectives on how to address day-to-day challenges and an understanding of the emerging trends. The tours will be held throughout the conference, providing you with the scheduling flexibility to create your learning journey with education, tours, and finding innovative solutions with industry professionals on the exhibit hall floor.
Benefits of Attending RCon
When you register for RCon™, you gain access to a variety of benefits to maximize your experience and benefit both your professional development and your organization’s operations, including:
- Ability to earn professional development hours (PDHs).
- Access to all educational sessions (Keynote Presentations, Concurrent Sessions, Catalyst Sessions in exhibit hall, small-group discussions).
- Exhibit Hall access, featuring over 150 exhibiting companies.
- Networking Events (to include opening reception in exhibit hall, full conference evening event, and more!).
- Experiential learning/tour opportunities (additional fees apply).
Who Should Attend
RCon is the gathering for professionals shaping the future of waste and resource management. This is the place to connect, learn, and drive change. Attend RCon if you are:
- Waste and Resource management professional.
- Municipal, town, city, county, and state government employee in solid waste, recycling, sustainability, public works, public policy, public planning, fleet management, collections, public space maintenance or related field.
- Private sector service provider.
- Engineer.
- Consultant.
- Government regulator.
- Policymaker.
- Elected official.
- Industries involved with waste and resource management.
- Part of an environmental organization.
- Researcher.
- Technology or service provider.
Students in environmental sciences, engineering, policy, and sustainability are encouraged to join and gain real-world insights from the leaders in the field.
Why Attend RCon?
- Be in the Room – Participate in meaningful conversations defining the future of waste and resource management.
- Learn – Hear first-hand from industry experts about technical strategies and best practices to apply to your daily work and to inspire you for the future.
- Innovative Technologies – Discover the latest advancements transforming the industry.
- Networking & Collaboration – Connect with professionals, peers, thought leaders, and experts from across the sector.
- Actionable Insights – Walk away with strategies, tactics, and solutions to drive forward your organization.
RCon is a movement, a commitment to a future where waste transforms to resources through recycling, composting, waste to energy, gas to energy, waste conversion, and more. RCon is where your vision meets reality.
Attendance Justification
Looking for support in gaining approval to attend RCon? Use our supervisor justification letter template as a starting point and customize as needed.
RCon Pricing
RCon registration is available for SWANA members from 12:00p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 for a 48-hour super-sale. This super-sale offers the lowest registration rate available to SWANA members at $700 USD for a full registration. Additionally, the $700 super-sale will be offered in CAD for SWANA's Canadian members. This will be the only opportunity to register at this further discount.
Registration opens to all other interested participants on May 22, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Following the super sale, SWANA members are eligible for a $100 USD discount off registration fees through July 18th.
Training at RCon:
SWANA will be offering three training courses at RCon, which require separate registration. You can learn more about the trainings offered on the training page. Courses will be held in the days leading into RCon so that participants can still take advantage of all that RCon has to offer. Registration for hybrid courses will close September 29, 2025.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation requests must be submitted by email to rcon@swana.org. Refund eligibility is outlined below.
Requests received by October 22, 2025:
- Will receive a full refund of the registration fee, minus a $150 USD administration fee.
Fees for tours or other add-on events are non-refundable. - If a group registration size falls below 4, registration fees will be recalculated to the standard rate plus $150 USD administration fee per cancelled registrant; any remaining balance will be refunded.
Members from a group registration can be replaced with someone from your organization.
Requests received after October 22, 2025:
- No refunds; full payment required for all purchased items. No shows will be invoiced.
Accessibility
SWANA is committed to providing an outstanding experience for all participants. We strive for full access to all RCon activities based on an awareness of participants’ needs and appropriate planning. Accessibility accommodations relating to mobility, hearing, vision, or other areas may be provided.
We ask that requests for reasonable accommodation be communicated via the registration process no later than Friday, October 24, 2025. On-site requests will be accommodated to the best of our ability; however, available resources may be limited.
