The Circular Policy Learning Exchange
Tackling the top questions shaping 2027–28 U.S. EPR and circular policy.
Built for policymakers and implementation leaders
The Circular Policy Learning Exchange is an immersive learning environment within the annual See Change conference focused on the practical questions emerging as U.S. packaging EPR moves from legislation into implementation. Built for policymakers and the stakeholders helping shape or respond to circular policy, this track is designed to help participants move beyond abstract debate and into grounded, cross-value-chain learning.
Participants will engage directly with the issues shaping 2027–28 legislative and regulatory conversations, informed by those already navigating implementation on the ground.
Why this matters
In 2026, packaging EPR moved into active implementation in Oregon and Colorado, while California, Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, and Washington continued building out their systems. At the same time, policymakers across the country are considering what circular policy should look like in their own states.
That creates a critical need: decision-makers need a neutral forum where they can hear directly from the people implementing policy today, compare perspectives across the value chain, and better understand the tradeoffs, tensions, and design choices shaping the next generation of circular policy.
What makes this track different
Ahead of the event, policymakers will be invited to submit their top questions about EPR and circular policy. Those questions will shape the Learning Exchange itself.
Rather than centering prepared speeches, the track is designed around facilitated, cross-stakeholder dialogue that responds directly to the questions legislators, regulators, and advisory board members are asking right now. The result is a one-of-a-kind forum built around real implementation experience, practical policy learning, and unlikely conversations that would not happen in most conference settings.
Participants in the Learning Exchange will:
- bring policymakers’ top questions to the table
- engage in interactive, cross-stakeholder dialogue
- rotate through value-chain perspectives
- test ideas and explore tradeoffs across state contexts
- build relationships and knowledge networks that support future policy design
Who should attend
This track is designed for a diverse working group of participants involved in shaping, implementing, or responding to circular policy, including:
- legislators and staff behind passed U.S. packaging EPR laws
- legislators and staff exploring EPR and circular policy in upcoming sessions
- regulators, advisory board members, and municipal leadership
- material manufacturers and producers
- waste management and recycling service providers
- recyclers across mechanical and advanced systems
- consumer brands, retailers, and quick-service restaurants
- U.S., Canadian, and European PROs
- trade organizations
- packaging converters
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