In This Issue:

1 | Plastics exports plummet in March

The volume of plastic scrap exported in March 2013, at 336.51 million pounds, was down steeply — 10.0 percent — from its February 2013 level. When matched against its March 2012 position, the volume of exports was also down sharply, by 17.0 percent.

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2 | Free listings available for the Resource Recycling Equipment Buyers' Guide

If you manufacture e-scrap recycling or processing equipment, be sure your company is listed in the all-new edition of our Recycling Equipment Buyers' Guide. Go to www.resource-recycling.com/buyersguide or click on the below banner to download a listing form. Send your free listing form in today!

Enhanced listings with logos and other information are available. Contact Resource Recycling advertising director, Rick Downing, with any questions. He can be contacted at [email protected] or (440) 257-6453.

3 | Film packaging recycling poised for growth

A new report on flexible film packaging recycling in Ontario has been released, which shows that some types of flexible films are growing at 5 percent annually.

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4 | U.K. pivots to plastic recycling market development

The British Plastics Federation says more incentives are needed for manufacturers to use recycled plastics in the U.K., rather than exporting them.

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5 | NewsBits

RFPs, new processing methods, and the latest on NYC's proposed EPS ban 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

Sales and Marketing Manager, Newell Recycling LLC (Atlanta).
Details are available here.

Plastic Sales and Marketing Professional, AMI Trading, Inc. (Miami).
Details are available here.

Sales and Marketing Professional, Birch Plastics, Inc. (Houston).
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].