In This Issue:

1 | Waste Management, others report on 2013

Annual reports for the 2013 fiscal year are beginning to stream in, headlined by Waste Management's disappointing fourth quarter and declining prices for recycled commodities overseas. We offer a look at last year's earnings for the industry's four largest haulers.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2014: Extra events mean extra value

Besides the thought-provoking sessions and bustling trade show, Plastics Recycling 2014 also offers attendees a full plate of ancillary meetings and networking opportunities that will make the trip to Orlando even more worth your while.

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) will hold its annual membership meeting in conjunction with the Plastics Recycling Conference on March 12-13, 2014. Following the Plastics Recycling Conference, the The Society of Plastics Engineers' Plastics Environmental Division's 2014 GPEC will take place March 12-14. And on the afternoon of March 10, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association is offering a half-day summit to highlight emerging technologies that will shape the future of the plastics recycling industry.

In addition, attendees can check out the China Scrap Plastics Association's The Forum of China Scrap Plastics Industry in the Post Green Fence Era the afternoon of March 10. Finally, the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers is offering "an update on the state of the plastics recycling industry" at a free informational breakfast on the morning of March 12.

For more information and to register for these can't-miss gatherings, click here.

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.

3 | Scrap exports end 2013 down

Exports were down for all scrap material types in 2013 — the year that will be remembered for the negative effects of China's Operation Green Fence.

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4 | China slowly losing paper recycling market power

An assessment of export data for 2013 shows the role of China in the U.S. fiber recovery market is waning.

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5 | U.K. MRFs to follow "code of practice"

Suppliers and customers of materials recovery facilities MRFs in England and Wales will now have access to a greater array of performance data.

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6 | Single-stream collection leads to fewer injuries in Minneapolis

Traditionally touted as a way to capture more recyclables, single-stream recycling collection, Minneapolis officials vouch, is also leading to fewer hauler injuries.

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7 | Grant watch

Nebraska disperses funding for more than 50 recycling and anti-litter efforts. That story and more in our look at recent industry grants.

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8 | Patent watch

Take a look at who's stirring industry innovation and learn more about an effort by Nike to recycle and refurbish used golf balls.

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9 | NewsBits

Pennsylvania legislators look to establish a system for recycling fees and South Carolina reports impressive growth in its recycling industry. Those headlines and others from around the recycling universe in NewsBits.

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10 | 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.

11 | 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

12 | Jobs available & sought

Manager of Waste Prevention, British Columbia Environmental Standards Branch (Victoria, British Columbia).
Details are available here.

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.

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].