In This Issue:

1 | Toronto sends recyclables to landfill

In Toronto, a significant amount of recyclables collected through the city's residential recycling program finds its way to landfill, according to a local newspaper.

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2 | PRC 2012: Who's who in plastics recycling

Time is running out for you to join industry leaders from around the world at next month's 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference. The conference provides your company the perfect opportunity to meet and greet key industry decision makers. Buying, networking, selling — business gets done at Plastics Recycling 2012.

A veritable who's who of the plastics industry will be walking the trade show floor and the halls of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, including all of those listed here.

Don't miss the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference, to be held March 20-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

3 | Michigan close to reversing yard clippings landfill ban

A legislative panel in Michigan has approved a pair of bills that would allow yard clippings to be disposed of in landfills that are equipped with a gas collection system.

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4 | Tell the recycling industry of your success

The Resource Recycling Conference is seeking speakers for its renowned lightning round session. The conference will be held in always-fun Austin on August 28-29. The lightning round contains a number of concise and provocative summaries of cutting-edge efforts to reuse and recycling materials. Short abstracts from program managers, researchers, consultants, trade association executives and other potential speakers are sought. Just send a summary to [email protected].

5 | New insights in analysis of Chinese plastic recycling

Patty Moore, the president and CEO of Moore Recycling Associates, has long considered herself a plastics recycling advocate, but heard stories of how plastic scrap exported to China was burned or was handled improperly. Worried that she was a party to practices she couldn't support, Moore traveled to China to find out just what happens to the material when it is shipped there and has produced a report on her findings.

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6 | APR announces new webinar series

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers has announced a new series of hour-long webinars for 2012, covering a number of important issues facing the world of plastics recycling.

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7 | Hands off Raleigh's recyclables

The City of Raleigh, North Carolina has passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to swipe recyclables from curbside collection bins.

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8 | Survey: more consumers want green packaging

The results of a recent survey show that consumers want more environmentally-friendly packaging, but are increasingly unsure of what to make of labels claiming a product is greener than others.

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9 | New giant MRF for Anaheim

Republic Services, a recycling and solid waste collection services company, has unveiled its revamped recycling facility in Anaheim, California.

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10 | PRC 2012: Come early and learn

Come a day early to the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference in Atlanta to take advantage of some terrific networking and learning opportunities. On Monday, March 19, SPE's Plastics Environmental Division has designed a full day of workshops to help attendees learn "The Latest Need to Know on Recycling."

From an introduction to plastics recycling according to Adrian Merrington of the Michigan Molecular Institute to research and application of post-consumer recycled plastic in electronic products from the Lexmark Corporation's James Drummond, there is something for everyone at SPE's workshops. Go here to learn more and to register or click on the banner below.

11 | NewsBits

A Yankee is felled by recycling, recycled logos and huge bale sort studies — all in this week's NewsBits.

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12 | 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.

13 | Jobs Available & Sought

Municipal Marketing Representative III, Waste Management, Inc. (Baltimore/Washington D.C. Area).
Details are available online (#12838).

Project Consultant Positions, StewardEdge (Toronto and the U.S.).
Details are available online (click on Careers, Contact & Press).

Recycling Field Supervisor, Recycling Division for Orange County, N.C. (Hillsborough, North Carolina).
Details are available online.

Solid Waste and Recycling Program Professional, J.M. Waller Associates Inc. (Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri).
Details are available online.

Recycling Manager, SUPERVALU Companies (Boise, Idaho).
Details are available online.

Auditor-Financial Analyst for Recycling Industry, HF&H Consultants (Irvine, California).
Details are available online.

Business Manager, Recycle-Logic (Red Deer, Alberta).
Details are available online.

Production Manager, Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery (RCR&R) (Victor, New York).
Details are available here.

Paper Recycling Plant Manager, Corrugated Services (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
Details are available here.

Director of Business Development, Mextek (Dallas-Fort Worth 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 managing editor Dylan de Thomas at [email protected].