In This Issue:

1 | Plastics exporter faces major allegations in Asia

Customs officials in the Philippines have intercepted 50 containers from a Canadian plastics scrap company in an alleged violation of the Basel Convention.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2014: The other side of the Green Fence

No single recycling market story dominated the past year the same way as China's crackdown on the import of scrap materials. Operation Green Fence upended the traditional flow of scrap materials, highlighted significant quality control abuses among some scrap exporters and provided a window of opportunity for domestic plastic reclaimers.

At Plastics Recycling 2014, Patty Moore of Moore Recycling Associates, Hamilton Wen of Newport CH Worldwide, Jeff Fielkow from Recommunity and JD Lindeberg of Resource Recycling Systems will share their experiences in adjusting to these challenges. In a wide-ranging panel conversation, they'll also explain how business has changed since the official end of the Chinese enforcement action last fall.

Don't miss Plastics Recycling 2014, to be held March 11-12 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

Attendees are also invited to come early and stay late for some great additional events. On the afternoon of March 10, the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) will host a technical forum. The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) will hold its winter membership meeting on March 13. And the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Environmental Division will hold the Global Plastics Environmental Conference March 12-15. Go to www.plasticsrecycling.com for more information.

3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PP pellet prices hold steady

In the recycled resins market, CoPP pellet prices were stable in late January at 54 to 56 cents per pound FOB and showed a total increase of 2 cents per pound from December.

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4 | Short session torpedoes Minnesota bottle bill

A proposal to implement a beverage container deposit program in Minnesota has been tabled after state lawmakers decided there simply wasn’t enough time in the current session to consider the bill.

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5 | Second annual Recycling Innovators Forum announced

Creative and entrepreneurial inventors interested in recycling will get another chance to pitch their ideas, thanks to the just announced 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum.

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6 | Wide world of plastics recycling

Plastics players voice their support for recently set regulations on U.K. materials recovery facilities, and the Mexican president is scheduled to be on-hand at the opening of a major PET recycling facility expansion in that country. Find the details on those stories in our international section.

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7 | Plastics Recycling 2014: Come early for SPI's tech summit

As part of the week of plastics recycling happening at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, the SPI Recycling Committee is holding its inaugural Recycling Technology Summit, boasting a prestigious lineup of innovative leaders in the recycling industry, including California Polytechnic State University, Dart Container Corp., Envision Plastics, EREMA North America Inc., Hilex Poly Co., KW Plastics and Nextek.

Attendees from all segments of the recycle value chain will learn valuable information in this half-day summit, held the afternoon of March 10. The event will highlight emerging technologies that will shape the future of the plastics recycling industry. Experts from the industry will share information on the leading technology and processing methods that are expanding opportunities for recycled plastics. View the complete agenda here or register through the Plastics Recycling 2014 website.

Don't miss Plastics Recycling 2014, to be held March 11-12 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

8 | NewsBits

Singer Pharrell Williams is part of the team behind a jeans line that uses plastic marine debris to craft fabric, and Dart Container launches a site to encourage EPS recycling. See those stories and more in NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars.

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Sales Manager, EREMA North America, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Recycling Specialist, City of Livermore (Livermore, California).
Details are available here.

Environmental Engineer, University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida).
Details are available here.

Industrial Development Representative, North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Sales Director, Emerald Pacific (Austin, Texas / Mexico City).
Details are available here.

Materials Manager, CP Group (San Diego).
Details are available here.

VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego).
Details are available here.

Sales and Marketing Professional, Birch Plastics, Inc. (Houston).
Details are available here.

Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].