In This Issue:

1 | Carton recycling access hits 40 percent

Thanks in part to the efforts of the Carton Council, a manufacturing trade group, access to carton recycling in the U.S. has increased to 40 percent of all residents.

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2 | Time to send in your Recycling Innovators Forum abstracts

With less than three weeks to go until 3-4 page abstracts of proposals are due, the response to the first-annual Recycling Innovators Forum has been outstanding. Forum organizers have already begun to receive submissions, with many more in the works for the Jan. 7 deadline.

The Recycling Innovators Forum is designed to seek out new ideas to move recycling forward. Forum organizers have identified a dozen topics innovators can focus their efforts on, covering everything from recycling markets, to engineering improvements, to innovative collection ideas, and more. The top 7-10 proposals will be asked to participate in the forum and competition for a chance to win a $20,000 grand prize and the opportunity to pitch their idea to investors.

Backed by Alcoa, The American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division, Coca-Cola Recycling, eCullet, Resource Recycling, Inc. and Waste Management, Inc., the Recycling Innovators Forum will be held August 26 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The 3-4 page abstracts of proposals are due Jan. 7. For more information, including official rules and guidelines, visit recyclinginnovators.com, or click the banner below.

3 | Did you know?

We offer some unique facts about recycling.

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4 | BMW, Boeing partner on carbon fiber recycling project

The BMW Group and Boeing have signed an agreement to begin collaborating on research for carbon fiber recycling.

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5 | Export watch

The volume of plastic scrap exported in October, at 401.36 million pounds, rose by 8.8 percent from its September figure. When matched against its October 2011 position, however, the volume of exports was down by 2.8 percent.

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6 | The wide world of recycling

A large electronics manufacturer is stepping up its efforts to recycle more electronics in East Africa, and an official in Britain has presented a growth forecast for the country's recycling industry.

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7 | Plastics Recycling 2013: Exploring the export market

We all wish we had a crystal ball which could predict the future, but lacking that magical technology we must look to industry experts to help guide our business and policy decisions. Hamilton Wen is one of these experts, so don't miss what he has to say in New Orleans this March. As the director of the plastics division at one of the top five shippers from North America by volume, Newport CH International, Wen has a solid finger on the pulse of the export market. In this compelling presentation he will explore key trending issues pertaining to the offshore market for recyclable plastics and how it may affect pricing and demand moving forward.

Don't be left behind — get your facts straight from the source at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, which will be held March 19-20 in New Orleans. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

And, after the conference, stick around for the Global Plastics Environmental Conference's (GPEC) "The Latest Need to Know: From Recycling to Sustainability of Plastics." GPEC's conference will be held right after the Plastics Recycling Conference, March 20-22 at the same great location, the Sheraton New Orleans, right next to the Crescent City's famed French Quarter. Don't miss out on these two terrific events.

8 | NewsBits

Virtually touring MRFs, buying a composting company for a five spot and giving out grants — all in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Recycling Resources

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) recently released a number of greenhouse gas emission evaluations that could be of use to Resource Recycling readers.

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10 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars! If you have a conference or webinar that you would like listed, please send an email to [email protected] for consideration.

11 | Jobs Available & Sought

Business Development Associates, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Metro New York; Denver; Atlanta; Tampa; or Northern Virginia/Maryland).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, Waste Material Recovery Facility, ECCO Waste Systems Group (Calgary, Alberta).
Details are available here.

Sales Personnel, American Reclamation, Inc. (Los Angeles, California).
Details are available here.

Manager, ComputerWorks, Goodwill Industries of Central Texas (Austin, Texas).
Details are available online (Job #2512).

Buyer, Winjet Trading Inc. (City of Industry, California).
Details are available here.

Director of Solid Waste Resource Stewardship/Solid Waste, Leon County Florida (Tallahassee, Florida).
Details are available online.

Solid Waste Director, Columbia County (Portage, Wisconsin).
Details are available online.

Senior Associate of Policy and Programs, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available online.

Professional Sales Manager, HiTech Assets, Inc. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
Details are available here.

Sales/Purchasing, Electronics Recycling Services (Santa Ana, California).
For more details, email [email protected].

Business Development Representative, IMS Electronics Recycling (Columbus, Ohio).
Details are available online.

Senior Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems (Telecommute).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, American Recycling of Western North Carolina (Asheville, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager — Electronic Waste Recycling, Planet Green (Chatworth, California).
Details are available here.

Salesperson, Lakeside Metals (Oakland, California).
Details are available here.

Public Works Solid Waste Manager, City of Walla Walla (Walla Walla, Washington).
Details are available here.

Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California Area).
Details are available online.

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 managing editor Dylan de Thomas at [email protected].