In This Issue:

1 | Bottle and container recycling rate flat

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, the National Association for PET Container Resources and the American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division, have jointly released their 2011 report on bottle and container recycling showing significant changes in the volume of material recycled, but little movement in the overall recycling rate last year.

READ MORE>>

2 | Save the date for the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference

The 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference will feature a compelling array of topics including updates on key sortation and processing issues, critical market trends, relevant legislative and policy updates, international trends in plastics recycling, important collection updates and much, much more.

The Plastics Recycling Conference is the only conference that caters exclusively to the plastics recycling industry, so don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with everyone you need to grow your business and to stay in-the-loop on key issues.

Come get your facts straight from the source at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, which will be held March 19-20 in New Orleans, Louisiana. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

3 | PET stays on shore in 2011

The recycling rate for PET containers was static in 2011 due to continued lightweighting, sluggish sales of carbonated soft drinks and flat collections according to the latest report on PET recycling. The 2011 Report On Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity, released today by the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), and produced by HDR Inc. and Moore Recycling Associates, as well as from internally-generated data by NAPCOR and the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), details why the recycling rate for PET containers was essentially flat in 2011.

READ MORE>>

4 | PetroChem Wire: Regrind PP prices flat to slightly lower

The end of September saw recycled polypropylene flake supply and demand balanced.

READ MORE>>

5 | Canadian groups to study flexible film recycling

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association, the Continuous Improvement Fund and Stewardship Ontario have launched a new project to increase flexible film packaging recycling.

READ MORE>>

6 | Fivefold increase expected for bioplastics

The worldwide bioplastics market is expected to quintuple to approximately 6.4 million tons by 2016, according to new projections from European Bioplastics and the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites at the University of Hannover.

READ MORE>>

7 | NewsBits

RecycleMania opens to all challengers, plus new uses for old bottles in this week's NewsBits.

READ MORE>>

8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

Production Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Shift Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Quality Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Maintenance Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Maintenance Mechanic, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Various Jobs, The IMS Group (National).
Details are available online.

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].