1 | California recalculates value of redeemed containers
California redemption centers and reverse vending machine operators will now see higher financial returns on collected material, thanks to an update to the state's calculation of the refund value per pound of redeemed containers, which went into effect March 1.
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2 | Plastics Recycling 2012: Who's who in plastics recycling
Time is running out for you to join industry leaders from around the world at next month's 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference. The conference provides your company the perfect opportunity to meet and greet key industry decision makers. Buying, networking, selling — business gets done at Plastics Recycling 2012.
A veritable who's who of the plastics industry will be walking the trade show floor and the halls of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, including all of those listed here.
Don't miss the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference, to be held March 20-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.
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3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PS prices continue to rise
Prime polystyrene prices reached historically high levels in February and, as a result, end-users were eager to replace prime material with recycled material in their processes wherever possible.
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4 | Exports declined five percent in December
The volume of plastic scrap exported in December, at 362.811 million pounds, was down 4.98 percent from its November figure. The volume also dropped when matched against its December 2010 position, with a 7.9 percent decrease in the volume of exports.
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5 | New bottle-to-bottle plant opens in California
A new plastics recycling company, carbonLITE, has opened up a 220,000-square-foot bottle-to-bottle PET processing facility in Riverside, California.
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6 | Patent watch
A pair of patent applications relating to the use of recycled plastic in construction materials have recently been published.
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7 | NewsBits
Austin says it will go bag free in 2013. Plus the Ag Container Recycling Council celebrates its 20th anniversary in this week's NewsBits.
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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
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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