In This Issue:

1 | Lawmakers shelve Minnesota bottle bill

A proposal to implement a beverage container deposit program in Minnesota has been tabled after state lawmakers decided there simply wasn't enough time in the current session to consider the bill.

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2 | Save the date for the 2014 Resource Recycling Conference

If you're ready to engage deeply with recycling leaders, set your sights on the Big Easy.

The 2014 Resource Recycling Conference will be held Sept. 16-17 at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana. More information regarding sponsoring, exhibiting and registration will be coming soon.

The Resource Recycling Conference is the premier conference for the recycling industry's most influential policy leaders, CEOs and government officials. RRC features thought-provoking sessions from industry experts, extensive educational workshops and a bustling tradeshow where attendees can meet current and future business partners face-to-face.

The conference will also once again feature the Recycling Innovators Forum, held the afternoon before the launch of the conference, in which designers and inventors take center stage in hopes of winning one of two $20,000 funding awards.

Approximately 500 recycling professionals from 37 states and four Canadian provinces attended this exclusive event in 2013 in Louisville, and recycling's best and brightest will be on hand again at the 2014 conference. Visit rrconference.com for updates and information on the 2014 conference.

3 | Vancouver waste haulers to pay $350,000 for violations

Vancouver, British Columbia solid waste inspectors in 2012 penalized 17 waste haulers a combined $350,000 for collecting a slew of banned items, including cardboard, yard trimmings and e-scrap, in curbside trash pick-up programs.

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4 | Second annual Recycling Innovators Forum announced

Creative and entrepreneurial inventors interested in recycling will get another chance to pitch their ideas, thanks to the just announced 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum.

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5 | Plastics scrapper accused of violating Basel Convention

Customs officials in the Philippines have intercepted 50 containers from a Canadian plastics scrap company in a supposed violation of the Basel Convention.

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6 | EPA allows coal ash recycling

Coal ash may get a recycling boost after the U.S. EPA announced this week it would classify the coal combustion residues as a solid waste.

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7 | Kansas doubles recycling rate between 2005 and 2013

A report on waste reduction efforts in Kansas shows the state has nearly doubled its recycling rate since 2005.

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8 | Plastics Recycling 2014: Labeling issues unwrapped

Coordination between product designers and plastic recycling companies is rare, but that may be changing. As bottle manufacturers and beverage companies push new types of labels, industry groups are stepping in to make sure recycling options exist for bottles featuring the fresh formats.

Plastics Recycling 2014 will feature a discussion exploring how groups are approaching the issue of shrink sleeve labels from different angles. John Standish, the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers technical director, will discuss his group's guidelines and recent success stories for label design. For an industry perspective, the session turns to Eastman Chemical sustainability market development manager Holli Whitt, speaking on behalf of the Full Wrap Label Consortium. Finally, Avery Dennison senior sustainability manager Rosalyn Bandy will offer a manufacturer's take on product design.

Don't miss Plastics Recycling 2014, to be held March 11-12 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

Attendees are also invited to come early and stay late for some great additional events. On the afternoon of March 10, the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) will host a technical forum. The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) will hold its winter membership meeting on March 13. And the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Environmental Division will hold the Global Plastics Environmental Conference March 12-14. Go to www.plasticsrecycling.com for more information.

9 | NewsBits

Hong Kong leaders admit their recycling statistics were bloated, a shoe reuse campaign collects a half-million pairs of kicks and Novelis reports encouraging third-quarter earnings. Find the details in NewsBits.

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10 | Industry & supplier news

Doran Manufacturing, which makes products for truck fleets and other transportation, this year celebrates its 60th anniversary. The Cincinnati-based company manufactures customized electric terminals and terminal boards in the original factory that was established in 1953. For more information, go to www.doranmfg.com.

11 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars! If you have a conference or webinar that you would like listed, please send an email to [email protected] for consideration.

12 | Classifieds

The following recycling and composting products are currently on the market. For more information on this equipment, click here or contact Bill at 216-396-0600.

Two stackers: a 30" x 80' self-contained diesel radial stacker, and a 30" x 80' radial, portable electric stacker.

A 2010 Doppstadt 726 trommel screen with 1-1/2 inch punch plate drum

A 2009 Doppstadt 3060 slow speed shredder, model DW3060K

A 2001 SCAT 4832 windrow compost turner, engine CAT 2116

13 | Jobs available & sought

General Manager: Corrugated Cardboard, RockTenn (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Sales Manager, EREMA North America, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

General Manager, CP Manufacturing (San Diego).
Details are available here.

Mechanical Designer, CP Manufacturing (San Diego).
Details are available here.

Sort Systems Engineer, CP Manufacturing (San Diego).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager, Smurfit Kappa (Arlington, Texas).
Details are available here.

Recycling Specialist, City of Livermore (Livermore, California).
Details are available here.

Industrial Development Representative, North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Product Sales Manager, Synagro (Central Valley/Southern California).
Details are available here.

Executive Director, MedWish (Cleveland, Ohio).
Details are available here.

Various, Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (National).
Details are available here.

Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
Details are available here.

Various, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California Area).
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].