Texas Recycling Summit 2021
Call for Proposals
STAR'S ANNUAL TEXAS RECYCLING SUMMIT WILL BE A MULTI-DAY hybrid CONFERENCE OCT 5–8, 2021
Submit Your Speaker Proposals Here
NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JUNE 15, 2021
STAR is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2021 Texas Recycling Summit on October 5th–8th! Summit 2021 will be a hybrid event with speakers and sessions held virtually during the first two days, with a limited number of in-person events on the last 2 days—at the beautiful Lake Granbury Conference Center in Granbury, Texas! In-person events include the Texas Environmental Leadership Awards, a live auction, and networking and games. (More details coming soon!)
We are seeking speakers, presenters, panelists, and workshop leaders for new topic proposals, as well as experts on the topics listed below. We invite you to submit a proposal through the link above if you are:
- Interested in speaking, presenting, or being on a panel; or
- If you are a STAR member, affiliate, stakeholder, or former Summit attendee and would like to submit a session topic request.
Summit has been Texas's premier recycling conference for more than 20 years and we're excited to once again feature engaging sessions on relevant and timely topics. We anticipate this year's Texas Recycling Summit to attract more than 300 recycling professionals from municipalities, local and state government, private industry, higher education, and NGOs/trade associations.
We are seeking experts on the following topics:
- Recycling Market Development
- Recycling and Solid Waste Legislation
- Entrepreneurship, Technology & Innovation
- Regional Economic Development, Circular Economy Development, & Job Creation
- Public & Private Partnership Success Stories
- Industrial Recycling, Reuse, and Redevelopment (ex: Rockets, Anaerobic Digestion, Brownfields, etc.)
- Byproducts as Feedstocks
- New or Niche Material Markets (ex: Fiberglass, Fabrics, Batteries, etc.)
- Public Education Success Stories
- How to start a ....Program (workshops)
- COVID-19 and Pandemic-related Updates
Please contact us at
info@recyclingstar.org with any questions.
Thank you for your proposals. We look forward to making this the best Summit yet!