In This Issue:

1 | WRAP numbers back bag programs

In the UK, industry and government are responding to a report that shows mixed results on efforts to reduce the use of plastic bags, while the mayor of England's largest city also looks into curtailing the totes.

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2 | PRC 2012: Exclusive info on plastics recycling

How effective is the resin code identification system in recycling and how should it be updated? What are some ways bale quality can be improved? Where are the markets for reclaimed material headed and what are the major issues my firm needs to be aware of in the coming year? These are just a few of the questions experts will tackle at the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference in Atlanta.

Now in its sixth year, the Plastics Recycling Conference attracts the plastics recycling industry's best and brightest with its highly acclaimed agenda and dedication to recycling issues.

"The quality of the information was outstanding," said a plastics broker who attended the 2011 show in New Orleans. "I came here with a list of questions I needed answers to on materials pricing and between the speakers and the networking areas, I had most of it done by the end of the first day."

Every aspect of the Plastics Recycling Conference is designed to maximize quality information and accessibility for attendees. Not only are questions encouraged in the informative sessions, but attendees are provided excellent networking opportunities at the conference to connect with speakers, moderators, established recycling professionals and distinguished guests from any of the two dozen countries that routinely attend.

This level of information and interaction is something found nowhere else in plastics recycling.

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

3 | Plastipak to expand recycling plant

Plastipak Packaging, a manufacturer of rigid plastic containers used for food, beverage and consumer products, has broken ground on an expansion to its Clean Tech plastic recycling facility in Dundee, Michigan.

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4 | Carpet diversion grows in UK

Carpet Recycling UK, an organization across the pond that seeks to increase diversion of carpet from landfills, has announced that 60 percent increase in the amount of material it's keeping out of landfills between 2009 and 2010.

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5 | Plastic-to-oil firm signs deal with RockTenn

Plastic-to-fuel startup firm JBI Inc. has inked a deal with packaging manufacturer RockTenn Company to convert its waste products to fuel for operational use.

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6 | NewsBits

It's a roundup of international stories in this week's NewsBits.

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7 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

8 | Jobs Available & Sought

Environmental Analyst IV, Vermont Solid Waste Management Program (Waterbury, Vermont).
Details are available online, search for code 28791.

Environmental Analyst III, Vermont Solid Waste Management Program (Waterbury, Vermont).
Details are available online, search for code 28792.

Recycling Programs Manager, Keep America Beautiful (Washington D.C.).
Details are available here.

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].