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1 | Half year polyolefin market analysis
Ongoing tension between polyolefin buyers and suppliers has yielded high market volatility in the first half of 2012.
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2 | RR Conference 2012: Plastic recycling questions answered
Can bottles really be made back into bottles? Does recycling plastic save energy? Should we leave the caps on? These are just a few of the questions that will be explored by Keefe Harrison, of Resource Recycling Systems, in a presentation on all things plastic recycling. The demand for plastics in the marketplace is every increasing and Harrison will expose how everything you hear about plastics recycling is not necessarily true.
The 2012 Resource Recycling Conference is excited to head to the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas, August 28-29. The conference is provided in association with the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), the Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA), Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI). For more information, including information on the Hilton Austin, session topics and the agenda, or exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.
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3 | Scrap plastic export volume drops
The volume of plastic scrap exported in April, at 372.86 million pounds, was down 8.1 percent from its March figure. When matched against its April 2011 position, the volume of exports was down, as well, by 3.4 percent.
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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PE prices fell sharply in June
Ample supply of prime material contributed to a sharp drop in recycled polyethylene prices in June. Repro and regrind prices fell by as much as 10 cents per pound last month.
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5 | APR issues updates for meetings, programs and budgets
More than 130 members of the Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers convened in Portland, Oregon in mid-June to assess current trends and issues in plastic packaging recycling, and to conduct organizational business. In addition to reports from the technical committee and a work group on mixed-rigids packaging, the meeting briefed members in attendance on several other ongoing issues within the organization.
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6 | Maryland County awarded recycling grant
Residents of Montgomery County, Maryland will now be able to recycle PET thermoform plastics in their recycling bins thanks to a grant from an industry trade group.
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7 | Patent watch
Two big names in the industry recently filed patent applications relating to plastics recycling.
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8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars
Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars!
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9 | Jobs Available & Sought
PET Industry Data Researcher and Analyst, The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) (Flexible).
Details are available here.
Plant Maintenance Manager, Waste Management (Auburn, Washington).
Details are available here.
Manager, Operations Improvement II, Waste Management (Kirkland, Washington).
Details are available here.
Purchasing Account Executive, BoRec America, Inc. (Flexible Location).
Details are available here.
Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.
Jobs Sought
Database of job seekers available here.
If you would like to submit a job available or job sought listing, send an email to newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].
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