In This Issue:

1 | PET recycling shows modest gains in 2012

The overall recycling rate for PET containers rose incrementally in 2012 while domestic demand for recycled PET (rPET) continued to trump supply. Those are the top takeaways from the "Report on Postconsumer Recycling Activity in 2012," released today.

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2 | PS and PET producers face tough market conditions

Several resin analysts speaking at a conference last week said that PS and PET market factors point to rough roads ahead. The event was sponsored by Canadian Plastics.

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3 | Plastic bag ban upheld in Marin County

The California Supreme Court last week unanimously ruled in favor of a Marin County, California bag ban, paving the way for future ordinances to be introduced and dealing another blow to industry groups fighting against bans on plastic bags.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: HDPE repro prices higher in September

Operating problems at polyethylene plants strengthened prime prices in September and began to support some upward momentum in the recycled resin markets.

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5 | WM, others take aim at Minnesota bottle bill proposal

A proposal to introduce a deposit on PET bottles and aluminum cans in Minnesota was met with strong opposition last week during a public hearing held by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

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6 | NewsBits

A plastics recycling campaign grabs federal funding in the U.K. and the bag-ban battle in Europe rolls on. Get the details in NewsBits.

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7 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

8 | Jobs Available & Sought

Education Specialist - Waste Reduction Education, Oregon Metro (Portland, Oregon).
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].