RRS at the Plastics Recycling Conference
RRS at the Plastics Recycling Conference
Advancing Circularity in Textiles and Plastics
As sustainability expectations rise, packaging evolves, and recovery infrastructure adapts, it’s never been more critical to take an integrated, systems-based approach to materials management.
At Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), we’re proud to stand at the intersection of innovation, policy, and recovery—helping brands, governments, and nonprofits turn complex waste and recycling challenges into tangible, data-informed strategies.
This year, RRS is attending the Plastics Recycling Conference and playing a key role in the first-ever Textile Recovery Summit—a new forum focused on catalyzing circularity in textiles through collaboration and shared action. Our team brings decades of technical expertise and a deep understanding of real-world system dynamics, and we’re excited to help shape conversations that will drive meaningful impact across the textiles and plastics value chains.
Let’s Connect at the Conference
Several RRS team members will be at the conference and summit, bringing specialized expertise across focus areas:
Resa Dimino (Managing Principal)
Leads policy, plastics market analysis, and circular economy strategy work. Her recent projects include assessing EPR program readiness and modeling state-based recovery systems to help clients and coalitions prepare for legislative change.
Marisa Adler (Senior Consultant)
Was part of the team that helped organize the Textile Recovery Summit, developing the agenda and engaging stakeholders from across the value chain. Marisa leads much of RRS’s textile circularity work, including the Sorting for Circularity USA project with Fashion for Good—a first-of-its-kind study revealing that over 56% of post-consumer textiles are recyclable. Her deep knowledge of fiber flows, consumer behavior, and policy development makes her a go-to resource on circular textiles.
Anne Johnson (Principal and Vice President, Global Corporate Sustainability)
Brings experience in sustainable packaging design, recovery infrastructure, and policy. Anne helps brands navigate the complexities of EPR, recyclability, labeling, and the evolving plastics policy landscape. She’s also a key voice in building infrastructure for flexible plastics recovery and will be speaking in multiple forums throughout the conference.
Katy Ricchi (Consulting Engineer)
Supports packaging policy projects with a sharp focus on data analysis, system mapping, and stakeholder engagement. Her work contributes to building the foundational understanding needed to support stronger recovery pathways.
What We’re Bringing to the Conference
Whether the topic is recycled content mandates, circular packaging systems, or emerging textile recovery pathways, RRS is offering real-world solutions backed by solid data, stakeholder alignment, and forward-thinking strategy. Here’s a closer look at what we bring:
Textile Circularity
The textile industry faces a massive challenge—and opportunity—for circular transformation. RRS is at the forefront, helping to define recovery baselines, improve collection systems, and design policies that are actionable, equitable, and scalable. From our recent collaboration with Fashion for Good to Marisa Adler’s leadership at the Summit, our work is unlocking the $1.5 billion opportunity in fiber-to-fiber recycling and offering a roadmap for brands and governments ready to invest in circular textiles.
Plastics Recovery & Policy
Our team helps businesses and government agencies make informed decisions about plastics packaging, recovery systems, and the impact of regulation. We’ve conducted statewide infrastructure and supply/demand assessments, developed recyclability protocols (including RFID-based systems like TruCycle), and supported EPR implementation strategies in both the U.S. and Canada. We also help stakeholders understand how packaging policy—like labeling laws or PCR mandates—will affect business operations and market dynamics.
Design for Recovery
We help clients navigate a changing landscape by providing insights into what’s technically recyclable, economically viable, and legally compliant—today and in the future. Our due diligence assessments are grounded in recovery infrastructure realities, helping stakeholders move from theoretical recyclability to system-ready design choices.
Research-Driven Insights
Whether through lifecycle assessment (LCA), materials flow analysis, or policy modeling, RRS specializes in turning complex data into clear guidance. Our recent studies in both plastics and textiles have helped national brands, industry associations, and public agencies identify bottlenecks, evaluate ROI, and prioritize high-impact interventions.
