1 | WRAP offers inside take on UK plastics recycling
When the plastics recycling industry looks for leadership, they increasingly turn to Europe. Roger Baynham has 25 years of experience in the British plastics industry having worked with Phillip Tyler Ltd, eventually becoming managing director of Phillip Tyler Polymers LTD. He also serves as the chairman of the British Plastics Federation Recycling Group and as chairman of the Waste & Resources Action Programme Plastics Forum. Baynham was in Atlanta, Georgia recently for the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference and sat down with Plastics Recycling Update to talk about how plastics are recycled across the pond and what challenges face the industry.
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2 | FDA decides against BPA ban
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has denied a petition requesting that it prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging.
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3 | Deposits on Dutch PET bottles coming to an end
In March, the Netherlands Central Government (Rijksoverheid) announced that Joop Atsma, state secretary of infrastructure and environment (IM), had negotiated an agreement between the Dutch Association of Municipalities (VNG) and packaging producers that will eliminate long-standing deposits on PET bottles.
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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled Polypropylene prices rise in March
Higher prices were seen for recycled polypropylene in March, although the increases weren't as large as anticipated.
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5 | Exports up slightly in January
The volume of plastic scrap exported in January, at 349.84 million pounds, was up slightly at 1.5 percent from its December 2011 figure.
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6 | Thank you from the Plastics Recycling Conference
Thank you to all our attendees, sponsors and exhibitors who helped make the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference a runaway success! With just under 1,400 attendees from 27 countries, 72 sponsors, 109 exhibitors and 600 companies represented, this year's conference and trade show in Atlanta was, by every measure, the largest gathering of plastics recycling professionals to date.
Congratulations to everyone who helped make it happen, and the entire Plastics Recycling Conference team looks forward to seeing you all next year, March 19-20 in New Orleans.
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7 | NewsBits
Bottles, degradables and sustainability 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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