1 | Exports edge up in February
The volume of plastic scrap exported in February 2013, at 373.76 million pounds, was up 2.0 percent from its January 2013 figure. When matched against its February 2012 position, the volume of exports was down slightly by 0.4 percent.
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2 | RR Conference 2013: Understanding recycling's economic impacts
Many communities are struggling with the threat of significant cuts to their recycling programs. The economic impact of recycling is a critical subject in the debate over protecting your existing programs or establishing new ones. But what kind of information will you arm yourself with in the battle for your recycling budget?
This timely presentation by Chaz Miller of the National Solid Wastes Management Association will analyze a wide variety of national and regional studies in terms of their conclusions, how recycling was defined, what jobs were included and the methods used in the study. You will walk away from this presentation with a broader understanding of measuring economic impacts and when you get back to the office you will be better prepared for the next time you do an economic impact study.
Find out what works for recycling at the 2013 Resource Recycling Conference to be held August 27-28 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, including information on booking a hotel room, session topics, or exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.
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3 | PetroChem Wire: HIPS, GPPS pellet prices slip in April
HIPS and GPPS pellet prices declined 2 cents per pound in early April. In the second half of the month prices continued to weaken, with decreases totaling as much as 3 cents per pound for the month.
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4 | SPI seeks data on management of post-industrial recycling in the U.S.
The manufacturing process for almost any product inherently creates byproducts that must be managed. For the plastics industry, much of that byproduct is in the form of post-industrial scrap plastics. Off-spec material, spruce and runner pieces, and material generated at production start-up are all byproducts of the resin making and plastic molding process. The reworking of post-industrial scrap plastics back into the manufacturing process is an activity that much of the plastics industry engages in on a regular basis. But the extent to which this occurs, and how exactly it is happening, remains largely unknown.
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5 | Europe makes progress on vinyl recycling
Nearly 397,000 tons of PVC were recycled in Europe in 2012 as part of the decade-long VinylPlus program.
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6 | Patent watch
Multiple patents and patent applications have recently been published relating to plastics recycling.
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7 | NewsBits
Packaging design changes, plus a new ASTM standard 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
Plastic Sales and Marketing Professional, AMI Trading, Inc. (Miami, Florida).
Details are available here.
Sales and Marketing Professional, Birch Plastics, Inc. (Houston, Texas).
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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