In This Issue:

1 | D.C. dreams of Dream Machines

Big blue kiosks will soon begin popping up in the downtown of the nation's capital as part of a beverage container recycling initiative headed by PepsiCo. The beverage giant has partnered with Washington D.C.'s Department of Public Works and the Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District (BID) to bring the company's Dream Machines to the city's downtown area as part of its effort to help reach its 45-percent diversion goal.

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2 | Shipping costs to rise

Recycling processors and end users can expect to pay more for moving materials to market. Logistics experts are now predicting that the cost of shipping by truck will rise more than five percent this year.

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3 | Wisconsin recycling death reports may be premature

Scott Walker, the Republican governor of Wisconsin, has proposed cutting funding and mandates that help recycling programs across the state as part of his plan to gut the state budget by $2.5 billion. However, a member of his own party who occupies an important position in the legislature isn't exactly embracing his proposal.

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4 | Paint recovery efforts successful

A pilot project to recycle and reuse paint has produced dividends for several local governments in California, just as the rest of the state prepares for a statewide program to keep the material out of landfills.

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5 | The wide world of recycling

Almost all of Wales has access to food waste recycling, the European Union's glass recycling rate continues to move upward and a territory in Australia has passed sweeping environmental legislation.

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6 | Great American Cleanup 2011 launched

Keep America Beautiful (KAB), through its affiliates spread across the country, will be activating over 4 million volunteers to do a little spring cleaning in the next few months.

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7 | EPA issuing millions in environmental grants

Know of an organization that operates an environmental education project, or have one yourself? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is gearing up for its latest round of grant funding to support such endeavors.

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8 | NewsBits

The Iowa bottle bill repeal is dead, Recyclebank is tops of clean-tech, Cascades, Inc. makes paper with less fiber — all in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Education and Outreach Specialist I, Thurston County (Olympia, Washington).
Details are available online.

New York Area Generator Sales Specialist, New England Organics (Albany, New York).
Details are available here.

Project Manager, Kessler Consulting, Inc. (Tampa, Florida).
Details are available here.

Recycling Program Assistant, City of Beaverton (Beaverton, Oregon).
Details are available online.

Waste & Recycling Programs Manager, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, New Hampshire).
Details are available online.

Business Development Manager, Ecovery (Loxley, Alabama).
Details are available here.

Environmental Planner, Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling Program, City of Fort Collins, Colorado (Fort Collins, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Recycling Programs Supervisor, Orange County Solid Waste Management (Chapel Hill, North Carolina).
Details are available online.

Recycling Coordinator, The Alabama Environmental Council (Birmingham, Alabama).
Details are available online.

Construction Millwright, Global Electric Electronic Processing Inc. (Barrie, Ontario).
Details are available here.

Wireless Process Engineer, Global Electric Electronic Processing Inc. (Barrie, Ontario).
Details are available here.

Project Engineer, Global Electric Electronic Processing Inc. (Barrie, Ontario).
Details are available here.

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.

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

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

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

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

Business Development Manager, Sustainability Services, Waste Management, Inc. (National).
Details are available here.

Organics Recycling Operations Manager, Waste Management, Inc. (Eastern Region).
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.

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

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

Recycling and Resource Conservation Program Coordinator, Kane County Department of Facilities, Subdivision, and Environmental Resources (Geneva, 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].