Plastics Recycling Update

July 26, 2012

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1 | APR addresses full-body PET sleeves


The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has released a new guidance document to help processors of post-consumer plastic address the growing issue of full-body sleeve labels on PET bottles.

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2 | Book your Resource Recycling Conference room now and save


Between pre-conference workshops, early-morning sessions, networking lunches and evening receptions, the upcoming Resource Recycling Conference will be a stellar meeting in Austin. All of these exciting events will be held exclusively at the Hilton Austin. To get the most out of the conference, we recommend you stay at the host hotel, where hundreds of recycling professionals will be an open door away. Staying at the conference host hotel ensures lower conference registration rates for current and future events.

Book your room at the Hilton Austin today! As a bonus, all attendees staying at the Hilton Austin, including those with already booked rooms, will be entered in a drawing to win one of two $500 cash or free conference registration prizes!

Conference attendees will receive a special room rate of $169 plus taxes for single/double occupancy. Hotel reservations can be made directly with the Hilton Austin designated conference webpage. Hotel reservations must be made by August 1st to receive the discounted rate and to be automatically entered in the prize contest.

For more information on the fast-approaching Resource Recycling Conference — August 28-29 in Austin, Texas — visit www.rrconference.com, or click on the banner below.

The conference is provided in association with the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), the Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA), Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI).

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3 | Massachusetts Senate passes bottle bill expansion


Massachusetts' bottle bill expansion has finally picked up enough steam to pass the state Senate as an amendment to a jobs and economic development bill.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled polystyrene price declines


Recycled polystyrene (PS) prices followed the general downward trend of all recycled resins in June, with prime material readily available.

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5 | New group forms to put plastics back into LEED


The American Chemistry Council, the Society of the Plastics Industry and two dozen other organizations have formed the American High Performance Buildings Coalition in response to what they say are biases against plastic materials in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification.

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6 | NewsBits


KAB launching a national ad campaign, a GreenBlue update and biofuel from plastics 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


Plant Maintenance Manager, Waste Management (Auburn, Washington).
Details are available here.


Manager, Operations Improvement II, Waste Management (Kirkland, Washington).
Details are available here.


Purchasing Account Executive, BoRec America, Inc. (Flexible Location).
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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