In This Issue:

1 | Q&A with Resource Recycling: In Brazil, 'recycling has become famous'

When Adriano Assi, the executive director of a publication covering Brazil's recycling industry, hired an assistant, the first thing he told his new employee was, "Take whatever you know about recycling and forget it."

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2 | APR offers program updates in membership meeting

Over 130 members of the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers met in Atlanta immediately following the conclusion of the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference, discussing a range of topics from program updates, to market development, to better member communication.

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3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PE prices higher in March

Recycled polyethylene prices rose across the board in March. Pellets rose as much as 3 cents per pound, with HDPE frac melt pellets standing above 60 cents per pound for natural and black material and in the upper 50s for mixed color.

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4 | More Canadians can recycle packaging

An increasing number of Canadians can recycle plastic packaging, according to a report prepared for the Canadian Plastics Industry Association.

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5 | Developing world to drive PET packaging growth

The PET packaging market is anticipated to hit $44 billion by 2017, according to new research from research firm Smithers Pira.

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6 | NewsBits

New ways to recycle plastics, new product designs and new facilities in this week's NewsBits.

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7 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

8 | Jobs Available & Sought

MRF Manager II, Waste Management (Denver, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Plant Maintenance Manager, Waste Management (Auburn, Washington).
Details are available here.

Manager, Operations Improvement II, Waste Management (Kirkland, Washington).
Details are available here.

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].