In This Issue:

1 | Plastic bag ban dead in Oregon

A legislative effort to ban plastic shopping bags in Oregon is now officially dead, after clinging to life for several weeks following a committee stalemate.

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2 | PRC 2012: Grow your plastics recycling business

At the 2011 conference in New Orleans, new firms and independent consultants rubbed elbows with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Waste Management, PepsiCo, Husky Injection Molding Systems, ISRI, the American Chemistry Council, Custom Polymers and more in the show's sold out exhibit hall. Not only did all exhibiting firms report high levels of traffic at their booth, but all were impressed by the quality of walk-ups as well.

As the largest conference designed exclusively for plastics recycling firms, the executives, trade association representatives and recycling professionals who attend come ready to do business and have yet to leave disappointed. Whether your firm is a small startup or an established company looking to expand your reach, the Plastics Recycling Conference is a forum for new ideas, an incubator for plastics recycling businesses and a phenomenal networking opportunity that is not to be missed.

Booth space for 2012 is already filling up fast, so inquire now to secure your space at the only must-attend conference in plastics recycling.

The 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference will be held March 20-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information visit www.plasticsrecycling.com or click on the banner below.

3 | Styrene listed as possible carcinogen

Styrene listed as potential carcinogen. Officials urge public to not freak out. Industry groups do anyways.

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4 | North Carolina grants go to plastic firms

The North Carolina Recycling Business Development Grants have been announced and several plastic recycling firms are among the winners.

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5 | Plastics back in blue boxes

Ottawa is hoping that its recycling program will be more effective by being less confusing for residents, who will now be able to place virtually all food and household plastic containers in the blue boxes used to collect recyclables.

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6 | CA looks to extend plastic market development program

With California's recycling market development grant program scheduled to sunset next year, the state legislature is taking steps to extend the program to 2017.

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7 | Become an EPR expert at the Resource Recycling Conference

Is extended producer responsibility a sustainable solution in financing municipal recycling systems?

Resource Recycling Conference attendees at the opening plenary will hear a variety of opinions about EPR's pros and cons and get the latest information on new EPR initiatives, featuring speakers from the U.S. EPA, Nestle Waters North America, and the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Who is responsible for packaging over the course of its lifecycle? What do collectors and processors need to know about this system? Where is it already being implemented? Attendees will walk away from this session as EPR experts.

The Resource Recycling Conference will be held August 17-18 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. For more information visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

8 | NewsBits

Graham Packaging offers abound, scrap plastics in Japan and bag makers suing other bag makers — all in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Service and Repair Technician, Steinert US.
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Service Manager, Steinert US.
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Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
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Regional Manager, Steinert US.
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If you would like to submit a job available or job sought listing, send an email to newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].