In This Issue:

1 | Chicago does away with plastic bags

Following the lead of Los Angeles, Chicago has become the second largest city in the country to pass a plastic bag ban ordinance.

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2 | Walmart headlines $100 million recycling fund

Some of the largest companies in the world have come together to form a $100 million recycling fund.

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3 | Florida ag-plastics firm expands

A plastics recycling firm in Central Florida says investments are in place to build two wash lines and sell almost six months-worth of agricultural plastics.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PET more expensive than prime

Recycled PET pellets are now selling at higher prices than PET produced from scratch at polymer production plants.

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5 | HDPE natural bale prices at record high

As an example of a challenging market, the latest industry data shows that HPDE natural bale prices are at an all-time high of 45 to 47 cents per pound.

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6 | Patent watch

Take a look at some of the latest industry innovations making their way through the patent process, including a team in Oklahoma set on recycling plastic fishing bait.

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7 | NewsBits

Capri Sun feels pressure to move toward more recyclable packaging. Drink in the details in NewsBits.

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8 | Request for proposals

South Africa-based industry group Polyco has issued an RFP for grants to spur polyolefin recycling. More information is available here.

9 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Recycling Program Manager, Frederick County (Frederick, Maryland).
Details are available here.

Service Technician, Plastics Recycling Equipment Company (Norcross, Georgia).
Details are available here.

Sales Manager, EREMA North America, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Sales Director, Emerald Pacific (Austin, Texas / Mexico City).
Details are available here.

Sales and Marketing Professional, Birch Plastics, Inc. (Houston).
Details are available here.

Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].