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RCon™ 2025: Exhibit / Trade Show Information 

Event Dates: November 12 – 15, 2025 
Exhibit Hall Open: November 12 – 14, 2025 
Location: Columbus Convention Center 
Columbus, Ohio 

Join your colleagues from across the industry for SWANA’s new event, RCon™, taking place November 12-15, 2025 at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. 

RCon is a totally new event replacing SWANA’s legacy events, SOAR and WASTECON —the evolution of what’s next! 

RCon will be where waste and resource management professionals come to think. The full SWANA experience will be on display at RCon, offering a platform for considering the best pathways forward for the future.  

Create a lasting impression with event attendees and exhibitors, many of whom are key leaders and decision-makers in solid waste and resource management. Become an integral part of a dynamic community that pursues groundbreaking approaches while growing your knowledge base through networking and attendee interaction. 

RCon is THE place for waste and resource management professionals to: 

  • Discuss current industry topics 
  • Attend technical sessions 
  • Explore cutting-edge products and services 

 Why Exhibit at RCon

SWANA is the premier member-based association for the waste and resource management industry, representing 10K public and private sector professionals in the US, Canada, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. SWANA is the one organization that brings together waste and resource management professionals from the public, private, university, and non-profit sectors. 

Picture YOUR organization attracting attention from key decision-makers. An exhibit will give you the forum to build substantial rapport with industry leaders. 

Join your colleagues and present products and services to propel the field of solid waste and resource management forward in exciting new directions. 

What are RCon attendees seeking? 

  • Anaerobic Digestion Services & Technologies
  • Business Services 
  • Collections Truck Bodies & Chassis 
  • Compactors 
  • Composting Equipment & Technologies
  • Computer Hardware & Software 
  • Consulting Services
  • Containers
  • Energy Solutions
  • Engineering Services
  • Environmental Consulting
  • Hazardous Waste Equipment & Services
  • Landfill Equipment & Services
  • Odor Control Equipment 
  • Online Training
  • Documentation
  • Organics Processing & Equipment 
  • Recycling Handling & Processing Equipment 
  • Recycling Systems 
  • Routing Software 
  • Safety Solutions & Technology 
  • Scalehouse Software & Technology
  • Trailers 
  • Transportation Management Logistics 
  • Truck Equipment 
  • Waste Services Companies 
  • Waste-to-Energy Products & Services 
  • Wireless Communication

RCon Attendee Overview 

Directors, supervisors, managers, owners, and operators attend from: 

  • Transfer Stations 
  • Hazardous Materials Management 
  • Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) 
  • Recycling Programs 
  • Landfills 
  • Biogas Systems 
  • Landfill Gas 
  • Waste-to-Energy 

Attendees are decision-makers and strongly influence purchases to help them solve critical challenges in: 

  • Equipment 
  • Design Services 
  • Engineering 
  • Regulatory Compliance 
  • Safety 
  • Leadership Tools 
  • Automation 
  • Artificial Intelligence 
  • Technology 
  • Thought Leadership 
  • Environmental Consulting 
  • Marketing & Communications

RCon Exhibit Pricing 

100 – 300 sq ft: $38.50/sq ft 
400+ sq ft: $36/sq ft 
Corner Fee: $350/corner 

 Payment Schedule: 

  • Registrations received prior to June 6, 2025: 50% deposit due with application 
  • Remaining balance due June 6, 2025 
  • Registrations received on/after June 6, 2025: 100% balance due with application  

 
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to exhibits@swana.org.  

  • Requests received by June 6, 2025: will receive a 50% refund of the total exhibit cost (if only a 50% deposit has been paid at the point of cancellation; there will be no refund) 
  • Requests received after June 6, 2025: no refunds; full payment required