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Pioneering Progress – 2025 Winter Summit and Waste Pro Tour (ELLS)

December 2 @ 9:00 am - December 3 @ 4:00 pm
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Registration is OPEN

 

Event Dates:

  • The Winter Summit takes place on December 3, 2025.
  • The Waste Pro Ocala Recycling Facility ELLS tour takes place the day before on December 2, 2025.

 

Don’t miss it!  Plan to participate in this educational and leadership conference discussing the business of recycling and sustainability.  

 

Who Should Attend?

Environmental professionals from Local and State Governments, Private and Non-Profit Sectors, Program Managers, Recycling Coordinators, Directors, Managers, Consultants, Regulators,and those interested in the business and development of the industry.

 

Winter Summit – December 3, 2025

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, an in-person event

Where:  World Equestrian Center

1750 NW 80th Ave., Ocala, FL 34482

 

Schedule of Events:

  • December 2nd – Waste Pro ELLS *Lunch included.
  • December 3rd – Fall Summit at the World Equestrian Center *Lunch included

 

Registration Rates:

  • Waste Pro ELLS Only – $35 for members and $50 for non-members. Lunch is included. Educational share from Friends Recycling.
  • Winter Summit Only – $175 for members, $200 for non-members, $150 for annual sponsors.  Speaker receive complimentary registration.  Lunch is included.
  • Combined Waste Pro ELLS and Winter Summit – $200 for members, $225 for non-members, $175 for annual sponsors. Lunch is included for both events.

 

 

Winter Summit special appearance from Rubbish the Raccoon and his sister Debrie.

Photo used with permission of this student’s parent.

 

Welcome Our Speakers

 

 

 

Waste Pro’s Ocala Recycling Center (MRF) ELLS Tour

Waste Pro’s Ocala Recycling Center (MRF) is a 65,000 square foot recycling processing facility with a1,000 square foot scale house. Its full single stream CP Manufacturing processing line can sort 15 tons of recycled materials per hour. The facility features a 3,000-ton tipping floor, an outbound residue loading area, an inner and outer scale, and an optical sorter that quickly and efficiently separates plastic water bottles from other materials. The facility is staffed by more than 30 employees and is open for shipping and receiving materials from 8 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday, with processing hours extending from 6 am – midnight. Waste Pro’s Ocala Recycling Center currently sells approximately 90% of its material domestically.

 

Waste Pro Ocala Recycling Center

3621 NW 10th street Ocala, FL, 34475

 

When: December 2nd from 9:30 AM to Noon

  • Lunch is included.
  • Closed toed shoes are required.
  • Vests, hard hats, and safety glasses will be provided for the tour.
  • Educational share from Friends Recycling

 

 

 

Event Sponsorship Available – $750

Become an event sponsor and show your support for the organization and receive attractive benefits.

  1. Your event sponsorship would include the following benefits:
  2. One (1) complimentary Winter Summit and Waste Pro ELLS combined registration
  3. One direct “a message from our sponsors” emailed to our RFT network.  *Sponsor must provide the content and it be approved by RFT.
  4. Promotion on our social media, website, and on event promotional emails.
  5. Ability to put a flyer, SWAG, or handout at each participate place setting at the Winter Summit.
  6. 1-minute welcome message in the opening during the opening plenary session.

 

Event Lodging

The Winter Summit will take place at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, FL on December 3rd. 

 

World Equestrian Center

1750 NW 80th Ave., Ocala, FL 34482

https://worldequestriancenter.com/

 

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