Businesses and organizations throughout Michigan and the Great Lakes region - especially in the manufacturing sector - have shown growing demand for post-industrial and post-consumer supply chain inputs. This hunger is driving significant economic and environmental growth in the region, but is also unearthing a variety of challenges and barriers to uptake and execution.

This workshop will bring together key stakeholders in the Great Lakes region to:

• Understand the demand from manufacturing sectors for post-industrial and post-consumer supply chain inputs

• Explore barriers and challenges to finding materials that meet specifications and are available in the right quantities

• Identify barriers in manufacturing processes, logistics, and the nature of business relationships between recyclers and manufacturers

• Create new linkages between companies, and look for ongoing ways that we can continue to support the effort

• Create a regional workshop model for replication in regions throughout the Great Lakes

Who should Attend

• Manufacturers with established goals and objectives to use post-consumer and post-industrial material in their products

• Recycling companies and material processors

• Recycling-focused industry associations in the region

• State agencies from the region with strong economic development missions and drivers

• Regional environmental groups and leaders

Date and Venue: January 22, 2020, 9:00am to 4:00pm at Next Energy, 461 Burroughs St, Detroit, MI 48202