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1 | EU PET recycling rate at 48 percent
Europeans are recycling almost half of all PET bottles, on average, according to new findings from European plastic recycling trade groups Petcore and EuPR. The overall recycling rate for 2010 was 48.3 percent of all PET bottles sold on the market, with the volume of post-sorting PET ticking up 6.5 percent last year to 1.6 million tons.
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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.
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3 | ACC, APR spearhead rigid recycling program
Recycling collection has become a common feature at grocery stores, but a startling amount of rigid plastics from behind the counter are landfilled or burned each year. Now a pilot program being spearheaded by two trade organizations is hoping to help change that.
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4 | CA Supreme Court rules in favor of bag ban
The California State Supreme Court has ruled that the City of Manhattan Beach can legally enact a local ban on plastic bags.
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5 | Concerns over bioplastics in Europe grow
A new report from the European Commission's Directorate-General Environment has thrown more cold water on the prospects of bioplastics, pointing out some very practical problems with the pioneering material.
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6 | Resource Recycling Conference: Taking it to the streets
What is really going on with municipal recycling programs? Henry Leineweber of Resource Recycling Magazine offers a compelling portrait of the true state of recycling straight from the mouths of those who manage local and municipal recycling programs around the country. What do coordinators think needs to be done to move us closer to zero waste? Based on a comprehensive survey of more than 1,000 municipal recycling coordinators, this presentation gets down to the nitty-gritty of the current landscape in municipal recycling. Is your community or program keeping pace?
Don't miss the 2011 Resource Recycling Conference, to be held August 17-18, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information, visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.
Don't forget to make your hotel reservations by July 27 to receive the special conference rate of $159 plus taxes. Hotel reservations can be made directly with the JW Marriott Indianapolis by calling 800-266-9432 or online. When calling to make your hotel reservation, identify yourself with the Resource Recycling Conference to receive the special conference rate.
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7 | New PET plant for Vietnam
Bepex International, a company that provides process development and equipment for the plastics industry, has announced it has entered into an agreement with a Vietnamese company to build a plastic bottle recycling system.
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8 | New Mexico, new facility
Snap Green Industries, LLC, a plastics recycling company, has plans to open a new facility in southern New Mexico.
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9 | Patent watch
A collection of patent news for plastic recycling inventors.
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10 | NewsBits
It's all about bottles in this week's NewsBits
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11 | Upcoming conferences
Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!
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12 | Jobs Available & Sought
Business Development for Sales and Purchasing, Continental Waste Management (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.
Service and Repair Technician, Steinert US.
Details are available here.
Service Manager, Steinert US.
Details are available here.
Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.
Regional Manager, Steinert US.
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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