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1 | Major association slams producer responsibility systems
The National Waste & Recycling Association has gone on the offensive against product stewardship laws for packaging and printed paper.
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2 | Industry leaders to connect in New Orleans this September
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.
Visit rrconference.com for updates and information on the 2014 conference.
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3 | Ferrous exports take tumble in January
While exports of ferrous materials took a steep fall year-over-year from January 2013 levels, most other scrap materials stayed relatively flat for the first month of 2014.
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4 | PSI, PAC Next offer policy tips for packaging recovery
Two major industry groups have released a study investigating the effectiveness of producer-led packaging recycling programs across the world, offering a set of best practices administrators of current and future programs may be wise to follow.
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5 | Study shows foodservice packaging accepted at many MRFs
A survey on foodservice packaging accepted at North American materials recovery facilities provides some much needed food for thought.
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6 | Patent watch
A "universal recycling and disposal machine" and a recycling bin attachment that offers messages to users — those innovations and others are in our patent roundup.
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7 | Do you have recycling's next big idea?
The second annual Recycling Innovators Forum is set to offer funding for ideas that have the potential to transform recycling collection or processing. The application process for the contest is now open.
Sponsored by Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, Resource Recycling and Waste Management, the 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum is a venue for inventors and innovative organizations to present their game-changing ideas on how to advance the industry. The Forum offers innovators throughout the recycling community the chance to compete for additional funding, marketing opportunities and industry support.
Co-located with the annual Resource Recycling Conference, the Forum is designed to elevate the best and brightest ideas in recycling to the national stage and connect innovators to the companies, institutions and organizations that can help turn great concepts into reality. Original ideas, inventions and processes presented at the Forum are "shovel-ready" and capable of producing a palpable and immediate impact on the recycling industry.
The competition will be held on Sept. 15, the day before the start of the 2014 Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans, and will award two $20,000 prizes to the top two of the 10 Forum finalists.
For more information about competing in, or attending, this free event, visit recyclinginnovators.com.
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8 | NewsBits
Indiana officially ushers in its 50 percent recycling rate goal, a new MRF comes to West Virginia and a regulatory decision in China may open the door to more recovered copper imports. Get the details in NewsBits.
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9 | Industry and supplier news
A collaboration between Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Keep America Beautiful is bringing permanent recycling bins to 26 local and county governments in 19 states. The effort is part of the Park Recycling Bin Grant program administered by the entities. In total, the grants will provide nearly 900 recycling bins for placement in a variety of park settings. The 900 recycling bins to be placed through the DPS/KAB Recycling Bin Grant program this year add to the 710 bins provided in the inaugural year of the partnership in 2013. For more, visit www.kab.org.
The EPS Industry Alliance has awarded its annual Excellence in EPS Recycling Award to ReFoamIt, a Massachusetts company that organizes foam recycling collections. The award is presented to companies that display an extraordinary commitment to the advancement of expanded polystyrene recycling. ReFoamIt organized over 60 foam recycling collection events for 12 percent of Massachusetts municipalities in 2013. For more, visit www.epsindustry.org.
Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Richard Sweet systems optimization manager, a new position developed to reinforce BHS in customer service. Sweet and his team will oversee plant optimization, preventive maintenance, parts programs and regularly scheduled visits to materials recovery facilities and other customer locations. Previously the company's projects group manager, Sweet has been with BHS since 2008. For more, visit bulkhandlingsystems.com.
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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.
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11 | Jobs available & sought
Sustainability and Intergovernmental Program Manager, City of Moreno Valley (Moreno Valley, California).
Details are available here.
Recycling Program Administrator, City of Denver (Denver, Colorado).
Details are available here.
Sales Manager, EREMA North America, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.
Operations Manager, Smurfit Kappa (Arlington, Texas).
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].
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