Plastics Recycling Update

Oct. 3, 2013

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1 | PE, PP and PVC resin markets to remain volatile


A number of industry experts suggest that resin markets will continue to see wide swings in pricing as we head toward 2014.

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2 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PP prices steady in September


Prices for recycled polypropylene shifted very little in September. CoPP pellet sold at the end of the month at 52-56 cents per pound, up a bit on the high side from 52-54 cents per pound mid-month and in a wider range than the 53-55 cents per pound seen in August.

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3 | ITW's plastics recycling assets up for sale


Illinois Tool Works (ITW) announced it's following through on plans to sell its industrial packaging business, a division that includes plastics recycling firms Signode Recycling and Blue Ridge Plastics.

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4 | NewsBits


Denver puts its bag fee on hold and Target reintroduces single-use plastic bags to Australian customers — those stories and more in NewsBits.

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5 | Upcoming conferences & webinars


Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars!

6 | Jobs Available & Sought


Waste Diversion Specialist, City of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta).
Details are available here.


Sales Representative, TKO Polymers (Atlanta).
Details are available here.


VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.


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.


Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].

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