Certified Recycling Professional | Re-certification Opportunities

To remain certified, Certified Recycling Professionals are responsible for completing thirty hours (3.0 CEU) 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. 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

Facilitating Adult Learning in a Virtual Environment

We live in a world that is profoundly shaped by the digital environment. Moreover, with the evolution of society and technology, people expect to access content in virtual spaces. We have now reached a point in history when it’s a necessity to become proficient at creating and delivering compelling digital content and facilitate learning in virtual spaces—although most feel unprepared to do so.

This practical, evidence-based workshop provides a foundation on how to educate and engage adults with digital opportunities. Utilizing an energetic, participatory format, this workshop will help attendees understand what motivates adults to learn, how to excel as a presenter and facilitator of learning, and best practices for creating and delivering dynamic content.

Learning Objectives:

  • Gain familiarity with the pillars of adult learning, including how to engage audiences through effective facilitation exercises.
  • Understand the skills and talents needed to be an engaging presenter and effective facilitator, including practical tips on how present your “best self” online.
  • Discover many tools and resources to effectively engage audiences in both synchronous (live) and asynchronous (self-directed) formats.

This is a 2-hour 16-minute video of the class Instructed by Katie Sandoe, originally held during the 2021 PROP Conference as Certification Class 420.


You will receive 0.25 CEUs or 2.5 hours of CEUs toward your 3.00 CEUs or 30 hours required to be re-certified every 3 years. You will also receive 0.25 CEUs or 2.5 hours of credit toward your specialization in Recycling Education.

After you have finished watching this class you are required to send an email to [email protected] stating you have completed the class and are requesting to have your transcript updated to include this class.

If you are currently Certified, this class will count as re-certification credits towards getting recertified and towards your Specialization in Recycling Education.

If you are not currently Certified, these credits will show on your transcript, but will not be listed as re-certification credits. You will however receive the Specialization credits in Recycling Education.

After you register for this class you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the class.

$135.00 Member / $260.00 NonMember

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 
Non-PROP CEU Registration/Payment form to register the event and 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

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.

Material Reuse Forum 4: Creating Policies That Support Reuse- NERC

September 20, 1:30 - 3:00 eastern

Webinar

The Forum will dive into the different building reuse policies of Portland, Oregon and San Antonio, Texas. The presenters will discuss the policy details, program management, and impacts of San Antonio's Deconstruction Ordinance and Portland's Green Building Policy. The Forum will also focus on stakeholder education and outreach strategies.

Click this link to Register

PROP Certified Recycling Professionals can earn .15 PROP re-certification credits towards your 30 hours required to be re-certified.

 Residential Food Waste Regulatory Strategies- NERC

October 4, 2023 1:30 - 3:00 PM EST

Webinar

The seminar will look at the different regulatory strategies chosen by two states for residential food waste diversion, as well as their strategies for implementing them.  As the 3rd largest state in the US, California has a food waste recycling requirement for residents (SB1383). In Vermont, one of the smallest states, a food scraps ban is implemented.

 Click here to learn more and to register

PROP Certified Recycling Professionals can earn .15 PROP re-certification credits towards your 30 hours required to be re-certified.

 

Lasagna Gardening Method - Penn State Extension

October 14, 2023  10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Webinar

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Montour and Northumberland Counties will discuss the Lasagna Gardening Method. This is a compost/sheet layering method of gardening to create better soil and reduce energy and work to get started. This method may take six to twelve months to prepare your garden bed using this method. The fall is a great time to get started with lasagna gardening.

 Click here to learn more and to register

PROP Certified Recycling Professionals can earn 0.15 PROP re-certification credits towards your 30 hours required to be re-certified.

Implementing centralized waste collections - Busch Systems

October 17, 2023  1:00 PM

Webinar

Centralized collection arrangements have been shown to dramatically improve waste diversion and reduce costs in office and meeting room settings. But implementing this model, which shifts responsibility for handling personal waste from custodians to individuals, requires careful planning and has the potential to generate resistance. From conducting pilot tests to consulting stakeholders and planning a roll-out communication strategy, there are time-tested steps involved with launching a successful centralized collection system.

This webinar will feature private and public sector case study presentations showing how different organizations arrange their office waste collection programs.

 Click here to learn more and to register

PROP Certified Recycling Professionals can earn 0.15 PROP re-certification credits towards your 30 hours required to be re-certified.

Testing Your Compost for Persistent Herbicides  Part 1 - CREF / USCC

October 18, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Webinar

Compost producers need a low-cost, reliable test for persistent herbicides (PH) in compost since laboratory testing for PH is very costly. During this 2-part workshop series held live on Zoom, attendees will learn how to use a bioassay kit to test multiple compost samples for PH. The kit uses garden peas and UV grow lights; includes spiked positive control and clean negative control media; and has a small footprint. Students will receive their kit prior to the first session. 

During Part 1, students will be given a brief overview of PH challenges. They will also learn to assemble and use the kit. In between the two sessions, participants will conduct their tests and gather results. In Part 2, they will assess plant damage symptoms, then identify and rate PH symptoms.

REGISTRATION COST (includes bioassay kit)$399 USCC members, $449 non-members

Click here for more information and to register

PROP Certified Recycling Professionals can earn 0.15 PROP re-certification credits towards your 30 hours required to be re-certified.

Testing Your Compost for Persistent Herbicides  Part 2 - CREF / USCC 

November 8, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Webinar

See info and registration above in Part 1

PROP Certified Recycling Professionals can earn 0.15 PROP re-certification credits towards your 30 hours required to be re-certified.