In This Issue:

1 | Portland moves forward on bag ban

In response to the Portland, Oregon city council voting unanimously last week to expand the city's plastic bag ban, the American Progressive Bag Alliance has released a statement sharply criticizing the move as harmful to consumers, the environment and jobs.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2013: Can more plastic film and packaging be recycled?

The types of packaging have exploded in the past few years, but what is the best way for recycling programs to deal with them? The Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) in Ontario, in partnership with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and Stewardship Ontario, have undertaken an innovative study of the cost implications and alternatives to managing residential film and flexible plastic packaging. This critical study will explore future packaging trends, recycling system capital and operating costs and the end markets for this material stream, and is expected to provide a new foundation from which municipalities and stakeholders can further advance efforts to increase the recycling and diversion of flexible film plastics from the landfill. Don't miss Mike Birett's (CIF) compelling presentation at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference!

Don't be left behind and get your facts straight from the source at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, which will be held March 19-20 in New Orleans. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

3 | For the recycling industry, all politics is local

An assessment of campaign donation data shows that the waste management and recycling industry generally avoided the recent presidential race but was active in Congressional political campaigns.

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4 | Exports of plastic scrap fell in October

The volume of plastic scrap exported in September, at 368.86 million pounds, fell by 5.6 percent from its August figure. Also, when matched against its September 2011 position, the volume of exports was down by 11.6 percent.

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5 | Patent watch

Several Patent Applications relating to plastics recycling have been recently filed.

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6 | NewsBits

More America Recycles Day news, plus sports go green in this week's NewsBits

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7 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

8 | 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].