Plastics Recycling Update

October 26, 2011

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1 | California sues biodegradable plastic firms


The California Attorney General announced today the state has filed a lawsuit against ENSO Plastics, Aquamantra and Balance Water for allegedly falsely claiming their plastic bottles were biodegradable.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2012: Exclusive information for your business


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 topics that will be covered at the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference.

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 New Orleans conference. "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."

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.

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3 | PetroChem Wire: PE prices hold steady in October


PE prices were mostly steady in October, according to PetroChem Wire's most recent Repro/Regrind Resin report.

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4 | Plastic exports jump in August


The volume of plastic scrap exported in August, at 450.93 million pounds, was up 2.35 percent from the July figure. When matched against its August 2010 position, the volume of exports increased by a solid 17.8 percent.

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5 | MA bottle bill supporters change tack


A coalition of environmental groups pushing for an expanded bottle bill in Massachusetts will abandon plans to accomplish its long-sought aim through a ballot initiative, and will instead focus its efforts on swaying the legislature to pass an update that has been languishing in committee since the summer.

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6 | ISRI approves new plastic guidelines


The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. has approved new guidelines for bales of mixed bottles, containers and rigid plastics.

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7 | NewsBits


Plastic bag news and more on biodegradable products in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | Upcoming conferences


Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

9 | Jobs Available & Sought


Service and Repair Technician, Steinert US.
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Service Manager, Steinert US.
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Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
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Regional Manager, Steinert US.
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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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