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CONTENTS: JUNE 2008

Greening your supply chain
Recovering scrap plastics represents an excellent opportunity for businesses to cut costs, increase revenue and run a cleaner, greener operation
by Nina Bellucci Butler and
     Kari Janavitz

Great exportations
Amid a weakening U.S. economy and a declining dollar, the volume of recycled materials exported from North America reaches new heights, shattering year-end levels of a decade ago.
by Justin Gast

Breaking through the glass ceiling
A glass market development assessment reveals ample opportunities and key barriers to increasing the collection and end-use markets of recovered glass.
by Editorial staff

TALKING POINTS: SCRAP TIRES
Dancing to the same beat
One perspective on the scrap tire situation sees the hot markets and early successes of alternate uses slowing down, as new niche markets develop.
by Michael Blumenthal

Navigating the information superhighway
A recent survey finds that many recycling programs are failing to capitalize on the Internet's ability to gather and share critical participant information.
by Steve Thompson

TALKING POINTS:  UNIFIED RECYCLING
The best of times, the worst of times
As the recycling industry undergoes its latest evolution, reaching the next level will require a unified effort from all of the industry's players.
by John Frederick

ONGOING COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS

News Front

• Composting update - Delaware takes a regional appoach
• State & Province Watch - States crack down on copper thieves
• Programs in Action - Californians recycle record volume
• Electronics Recycling Update - NYC officials fight back
• Former Times - Domestic paper recycling efforts undergo consolidation

Inside Look

• Market Update - Recovered paper prices tumble.
• Equipment & Products - What's new and what's coming down the line
• Recycling in Cyberspace - Rocky Mountain Recycling
• Events - What's happening in the industry
• Recycling's Vital Signs - The statistical pulse of the recycling

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