In This Issue:

1 | Plastic recycling professionals meet in New Orleans

Approximately 1,500 of the plastics recycling industry's best and brightest converged in New Orleans today for the annual Plastics Recycling Conference.

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2 | ACC reports highlight progress of non-bottle rigids recycling

A trio of reports released today by the American Chemistry Council indicate substantial gains in access and recycling of non-bottle rigid plastics.

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3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PP prices stable-to-weaker in March

Prices for some grades of reprocessed copolymer and homo polymer polypropylene are slightly lower in March due to bloated supply.

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4 | California changes rigid plastic rules

In California, a state agency has changed a regulation that could bolster the market for recycled rigid plastics.

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5 | Potential Maryland bottle bill faces persistent opposition

A bill that would establish a beverage container deposit program in Maryland had its first legislative hearing, revealing that despite some proposed changes to the legislation it's still opposed by a key stakeholder.

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6 | Bag ban battles spread across the country

From New England to the West Coast, plastic bag bans continue to pop up across the country.

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7 | ACRC seeks proposals

The Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC), a voluntary industry funded organization that collects and recycles pesticide plastic containers nationwide, is seeking proposals from qualified firms for HDPE container collection and recycling services in fifteen Midwest and three Northwest states. For more information or to obtain an RFQ e-mail [email protected].

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8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

Materials Management Specialist, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Senior Design Engineer, Large Manufacturer of Size Reduction Equipment and Separation Systems.
Details are available here.

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

Plant Manager, Omni Recovery (Dallas, Texas).
Details are available here.

Various Jobs, The IMS Group (National).
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 newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].