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Certified Recycling Professional (CRP/SCRP) / Certified Compost Professional (CCP)
Re-certification Opportunities


To remain certified, Certified Recycling Professionals (CRP)'s and Certified Compost Professionals (CCP)'s are responsible for completing thirty hours (3.0 CEU's) of PROP-approved courses or activities every three years following their initial date of certification. Select from the following events to add hours toward your recertification. If you are a current Senior Certified Recycling Professional (SCRP) you will need to complete fifteen hours (1.50 CEU's) of PROP-approved Classes/sessions/webinars to remain certified every three years.

Please contact the PROP office if you need a copy of your current PROP transcript.

Questions? Please call the PROP office (717-441-6049) or email Marcy Robey and we will be happy to assist in your personal journey to achieving the Certified Recycling Professional status. We look forward to working with you!

If you know of an upcoming event and wish to submit information to the Certification Committee to see if the event may be used towards Re-certification credits, please contact [email protected] at least 14 days prior to the event.


Non-PROP Events
 Other PROP Opportunities

Other PROP Opportunities

Please check back often as we continuously update this section

Non-PROP Events

If you are in need of re-certification credits the following Non-PROP events have been approved as an event that PROP members may take to receive recertification credits.

  1. If you are requesting Non-PROP CEUs for a webinar/event that is not listed below; please contact Marcy Robey for more information so she may submit the request to the Certification Committee to be approved or denied.
If the webinar/event you are requesting CEUs/Credit Hours is listed below, you must use the following 
Re-Certification Credits Registration/Payment form to submit and pay for your re-certification credits or be invoiced 
for the CEUs/Credit Hours.
  • You will be given the option to pay by credit card or be invoiced for the requested amount.
  • Once payment is received the CEUs/Credit Hours will be added to your transcript. If paying by check, please send a copy of your invoice along with the payment. Make checks payable to - PROP, 908 N 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102
  • You will need to choose where these credits will be applied, if the class/webinar/session is Organics related, you can choose to have the credits applied towards your Certified Compost Professional (CCP) Re-Certification.  If you are not CCP Certified, you can choose to have the credits applied to your Certificated Recycling Professional (CRP) Re-Certification.

Sessions / Webinars / Conferences will be listed below along with the amount of re-certification credit they are worth.

Opportunities will be posted below as soon as they are approved.
  

Rethinking Organics Diversion Webinar

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

Municipalities and utilities are rethinking how organics are recovered, moving beyond source separation alone to capture organic material embedded in mixed municipal solid waste (MSW). This complimentary, one hour SWANA webinar explores how existing infrastructure can be leveraged to achieve deeper diversion and stronger climate outcomes.

Why Source Separation Isn’t Enough

Source separated organics (SSO) programs remain essential, but even high performing systems typically divert only a portion of total organics. Behavioral, economic, and operational barriers leave a significant share of biodegradable material in mixed MSW, where it drives landfill methane emissions, odors, and long term environmental risk.

A Complementary, Integrated Approach

Learn how Ulster County, NY addressed this gap by pursuing recovery of organics from mixed MSW—without displacing existing recycling or SSO programs. The awarded solution integrates advanced preprocessing, thermal hydrolysis, and anaerobic digestion to recover more than 90% of the organic fraction in treatable MSW and achieve up to 60–70% total landfill diversion.

A Replicable Model for Communities

As the first U.S. deployment of this approach, Ulster County’s project offers a scalable model for communities facing limited landfill capacity, rising costs, and tightening diversion and climate mandates, while remaining fully complementary to traditional recycling and composting efforts.

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You can acquire 0.10 PROP CEU's or 1.0 hours of re-certification credits towards your CCP by taking this webinar.

 Please fill in the form and submit it with payment for the recertification credits.

PaintCare Program Implementation: Case Studies from Illinois and Maryland

Wednesday, June 17 | 1:00pm - 2:30PM ET

PaintCare is a leading product stewardship program in the United States. Since launching the Oregon pilot program in 2010, PaintCare has collected 90 million gallons of leftover paint. Of all the latex paint collected, nearly 84% is recycled into new paint. As of 2026, PaintCare now serves one-third of the entire U.S. population with top-notch leftover paint collection and recycling services. How do they do it? 
 
Join Jacob Saffert, PaintCare’s Director of Eastern States, on Wednesday, June 17 at 1pm EST to learn everything you always wanted to know about how PaintCare launches a program using model legislation in each new state. There will be a baseline overview of the history and structure of the PaintCare program, followed by an in-depth dive into the nuts and bolts of program development, launch, and year-1 implementation. Topics to be covered include: 

  • The underlying policy, developed through a PSI-facilitated national dialogue, that enables the program to succeed
  • How the PaintCare program works and recent milestones
  • Timelines, benchmarks, and processes for implementation 
  • Common implementation challenges and how they are successfully addressed
  • The importance of stakeholder engagement and infrastructure building
  • Variation across states and the ways PaintCare adapts and customizes the program to meet the needs of the local population. 

This deep dive into the PaintCare program will feature recent case studies from the launch of the PaintCare program in Illinois in December 2025 and in Maryland in April 2026. There will be ample time for questions and discussion during this event.

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You can acquire 0.15 PROP CEU's or 1.5 hours of re-certification credits towards your CRP/SCRP by taking this webinar.

 Please fill in the form and submit it with payment for the recertification credits. 

Beyond the Buzzwords: Understanding Bio-Based, Biodegradable & Compostable Materials

Monday, June 22nd | 1:30 - 3:00 PM ET 

As interest in sustainable materials continues to grow, terms like “bio-based,” “biodegradable,” and “compostable” are increasingly used — but often misunderstood. While these materials can play an important role in reducing environmental impacts, they are not interchangeable, and each comes with distinct considerations related to sourcing, performance, infrastructure, certification, and end-of-life management.

This webinar brings together experts from across the materials and packaging landscape to clarify the differences between these material categories and explore the opportunities and challenges associated with each. Discussions will examine the trade-offs between bio-based and conventional plastics, the importance of certification and labeling standards, evolving legislation surrounding environmental claims, and the critical role composting systems and infrastructure play in successful outcomes.

Attendees will gain practical insight into how these materials are evaluated, certified, and implemented in real-world applications, as well as the broader environmental considerations shaping the future of sustainable packaging and products.

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You can acquire 0.15 PROP CEU's or 1.5 hours of re-certification credits towards your CCP / CRP / SCRP by taking this webinar.

 Please fill in the form and submit it with payment for the recertification credits.

Community Strategies for Financing Circularity

Wednesday, Jun 24th - 2:00 PM EST

The principles and practices of solid waste management are well established, as well as the economic benefits of circular economy building. The challenge is replicating best practices in cities around the world, and mobilizing the capital necessary to facilitate this spread.

Neil Seldman, director of the Recycling Cornucopia Program at Zero Waste USA, will discuss the latest economic and social shifts in solid waste management. These offer communities new opportunities for economic development through the processing of organic materials and the repair and resale of used products.

Michael H. Shuman, publisher of the Main Street Journal (a weekly newsletter on local investment and local economy building), will discuss cutting-edge financial tools such as crowdfunding, community-scale funds, and municipal finance. Applied to recycling and waste management, these tools not only can accelerate the spread of circular-economy innovations and provide lucrative investment opportunities for grassroots investors.

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 You can acquire 0.10 PROP CEU's or 1 hour of re-certification credits towards your CRP/SCRP by attending the conference.

 Please fill in the form and submit it with payment for the recertification credits. 

Role of Thrift Stores - Material Reuse Forum 13

Tuesday, July 7th | 1:30 - 3:00 PM ET 

 

What happens to textiles when they’re donated, and how are they recycled? This Forum will explore the journey of donated textiles, from collection and processing to reuse and recycling. The session will highlight real-world practices to help attendees better understand the flow of materials and the systems behind textile recovery.

 Click here for more information or to register

 You can acquire 0.15 PROP CEU's or 1.5 hours of re-certification credits towards your CRP / SCRP by taking this webinar.

  Please fill in the form and submit it with payment for the recertification credits.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful 2026 Annual Conference

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Reading (701 Penn St, Reading, PA 19601)

October 14 - 15, 2026

Join Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful on October 14–15, 2026 for two days of inspiration, collaboration, and impact.

This annual gathering brings together affiliates, partners, volunteers, and supporters from across the Commonwealth to celebrate accomplishments, share innovative ideas, and strengthen our collective efforts to build cleaner and more equitable communities.

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You can acquire 0.50 PROP CEU's or 5 hours of re-certification credits towards your CRP/SCRP by attending the conference.

 Please fill in the form and submit it with payment for the recertification credits.