In This Issue:

1 | Two bottle bills in flux

Two New England states may tinker with their bottle bills, with one state considering outright repeal, and replacement with a comprehensive recycling program, and another looking at a modest expansion meant to bring the container deposit programs in line with the changing beverage industry.

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2 | PRC 2011: Plastics recycling and global warming

Most analysts and pundits agree that mitigating greenhouse gases will be a significant element of business planning in the coming year. Where does plastics recycling fit in terms of efforts towards global cooling? How will recycling in general, and plastics recycling specifically, be changed as a result of new policies and programs? These, and other key questions, will be addressed by a high-level panel of experts brought together by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers.

The Plastics Recycling Conference is universally considered a must-attend event for industry insiders and is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with clients, prospective partners, colleagues, vendors and industry leaders. For more information on how to attend the 2011 Plastics Recycling Conference, March 1-2 in New Orleans, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com or click the banner below.

3 | Oregon observes 40th anniversary of the bottle bill

Forty years ago, the governor of Oregon signed into law a bill aimed at making "no deposit, no return" a thing of the past. Since then, it's been emulated and held up as a powerful tool to increase recycling.

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4 | Maine Governor wants recycling rollback

Newly elected Governor Paul LePage, a favorite of tea party activists, has announced plans to try to rollback 63 state environmental and land use regulations, thus generating howls of protest from environmental groups and others. One proposal would gut the state's extended producer responsibility efforts, including a much-admired stewardship framework program that passed last year's legislature unanimously.

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5 | New stewardship coalition formed

A number of influential industrial, academic, non-profit and government entities have banded together to form the Stewardship Action Council, which will be devoted to promoting, evaluating and improving sustainable and socially-responsible business practices.

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6 | Recyclebank launches new website

Recyclebank, a program that rewards consumers in over 300 cities in the U.S. and UK for recycling, has redesigned its website with new content and features, launched mobile apps to help its users access their accounts, along with other new services to its customers and partners.

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7 | Paper mache bottle future for milk containers?

Martin Myerscough, a British engineer, had long had concerns about the amount of plastics pouring into landfills. One day his son came home with a paper mache balloon, which got Myerscough thinking about a new type of packaging that could replace plastic, and has already gotten a considerable amount of attention.

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8 | The wide world of recycling

Two waste reduction programs got a shot in the arm last week when some of the UK's biggest grocery and construction companies signed on to help them, pledging to produce less waste and to make more sustainable use of resources over the entire lifecycle for all products in their supply chains.

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9 | NewsBits

Steelers lead up to Super Bowl XLV by recycling, playing cards with eco-consciousness and a report says that L.A. needs to upgrade its waste management system — all in this week's NewsBits.

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10 | Upcoming conferences

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11 | Jobs Available & Sought

Recycling Coordinator, Bio-Pappel (Colorado Springs, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, Bio-Pappel (Colorado Springs, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

PET Procurement Specialist, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available here.

Writer/Editor/Proofreader, Ab.Editing (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.

New Business Development Inside Sales Representative, Sims Metal Management (West Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available here.

New Business Development Field Sales Representative, Sims Metal Management (West Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, Sims Metal Management (West Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available here.

Outside Account Representative, Global Green Solutions of Indiana (Indianapolis, Indiana).
Details are available here.

Organics Recycling Operations Manager, Waste Management, Inc. (Southern U.S. Region).
Details are available online, search for job number 102782.

Materials Recovery Facility Manager, Waste Management, Inc. (Minneapolis).
Details are available online, search for job number 102790.

Sales Engineer/Project Manager, WM Recycle America (Western U.S. Region).
Details are available online, search for job number 102510.

Asset Recovery/Recycling Operation Manager, WM Recycle America (Round Rock, Texas).
Details are available online, search for job number 102697.

VP Sales and Marketing, Omni Resource Recovery, Inc..
Details are available here.

Various Positions, General Kinematics (Crystal Lake, Illinois).
Details are available online.

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 managing editor Dylan de Thomas at [email protected].