​Join us on Jan. 21st at 12 pm PST to learn more about the Circular Economy Innovation Competition!

​Join us for an information session on the Western Placer Waste Management Authority: Circular Economy Innovation Competition – an opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to showcase their innovations, technologies, and businesses while receiving mentorship, and the opportunity to win prize money and in-kind services.

​If you are an innovator, researcher, or entrepreneur looking to or already working to turn waste into repurposed value we want to hear from you. The Circular Economy Innovation Competition is a new competition providing innovative ideas, technologies, and startups in the circular economy and waste space with the opportunity to compete for $20,000 in an in-person pitch event the week of April 27th, 2025.

​In this session you will learn more about the origin of the competition as well as the timeline from applications to pitch event.

​Apply Here - application deadline is Feb. 27th

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​We are seeking innovations that utilize utilize recoverable waste products in WPWMA's waste streams that are otherwise going un-utilized (ending up in the landfill):

​Specifically, we are seeking innovations that allow WPWMA to:

​- Maximize recovery of materials, avoiding increases in landfill disposals

​- Reducing costs (transportation, energy usage, etc.)

​- Enhancing revenues

​- Creating consistency (decreasing volatility of international markets)

​- Waste water leaching and treatment

​- Material traceability

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Info Session: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PST

Applications Due February 27th, 2026: Circular Economy - Innovation Competition 2026

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