Full Day APR Design® Training
Our most popular session, Full Day Training provides an engaging and insightful customized experience designed to meet the needs of your team.
What Does A Full Day Training Package Include?
Our training can be delivered in person or virtually and can accommodate as many attendees as you like (past sessions have ranged from five to 700+ attendees). Sessions can be recorded for future internal use.
- Pre-training conference calls and questionnaires to better understand your unique needs and customize the content
- Optional executive session designed to provide an APR introduction to senior management
- Customized, 6-7 hour session (with breaks) that covers:
- Review of what it means to be “recyclable”
- APR overview (including connection to How2Recycle label)
- Overview of the recycling process, including watchouts and recommendations for success
- Update on recycling policy and economics
- Deep dive into specific packaging types
- Intro to APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability and APR Design® Recognition Program
- Case studies and brainstorming with specific company products identified during pre-training discussions
- Wrap-up session with hosts to capture action items and opportunities created by training
What Are The Full Day Training Deliverables?
- Greater understanding and appreciation of the recycling process and the impact of design features on recyclability
- Ability to design recycle-friendly packages
- Ability to forecast the recyclability of innovations
- Networking contacts for ongoing support
- Recognition of training completion and logo placement on APR’s website
Who Is This For?
Our training is for companies of any size that design, manufacture, or use plastic packaging, and we encourage cross-functional engagement in the training. It will help build alignment across functions and management levels.
- Package Design Engineers
- Sustainability Managers
- Product and Marketing Managers
- Procurement Managers
- Legal
- Senior Management
Why Should Companies Schedule a Training?
- Recycling is a complex process. Dive into the details with an expert and get an invaluable experience that will guide all future packaging design discussions.
- Develop plastics recycling expertise to meet voluntary and legislative requirements, improve the supply of high-quality PCR, and reduce plastic waste going to landfills.
- Understand the intricacies of the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability, APR test methods, and recognition programs.
- Get customized guidance for your company’s specific needs, and include as many team members as needed in the session.
Who Leads The Training?
Curt Cozart is Chief Operating Officer at APR, as well as president and owner of Common Sense Solutions, Inc., a consulting company specializing in plastics recycling plant design, project management, and operations. He has worked in the plastics recycling industry since 1991 when, as a project manager for Mobil Chemical Company, he built the first North American film recycling plant dedicated to LLDPE stretch film. Since that time, he has participated in the construction and operation of much of the North American PET, HDPE and film recycling industry. Curt holds a BS in mechanical engineering from The United States Military Academy at West Point.
How much does it cost?
Members: $10,000 USD
Non-members: $12,500 USD
Don’t Just Take Our Word For It
Over 40 companies have completed APR Design® Training, and many repeat the training annually.
