In This Issue:

1 | Wisconsin recycling fight continues

The ongoing battle over funding for Wisconsin's recycling programs continues to unfold. Last week more than 150 municipalities, businesses and other organizations sent a letter to state legislators and the governor opposing the proposed state budget that would eliminate funds to help local governments maintain recycling programs. Members of the governor's party are also continuing to push for alternatives.

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2 | Save the date for the Resource Recycling Conference

Following up on last year's groundbreaking event for recycling professionals, Resource Recycling, Inc. is excited to bring the 2011 Resource Recycling Conference to the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 17-18.

The Resource Recycling Conference focuses on the latest issues, trends and analysis for collection program managers, MRF operators and downstream processors, equipment manufacturers, representatives of state, regional and national recycling organizations, and buyers, sellers and processors of a wide range of recyclable material, including paper, aluminum, plastic, glass, steel, C&D material, organic waste and much more.

The conference also features an exhibit hall and tradeshow where attendees can meet with existing or potential partners and network with the leading firms and organizations in the recycling industry.

"This is a crowd that knows what it wants and asks detailed, intelligent questions," said one exhibitor at the inaugural RR Conference in San Antonio. "Not only did we get a lot of traffic at our booth, people wanted to talk to us and learn about what we had to offer. It's different than other shows I've been to."

For more information on the 2011 Resource Recycling Conference, including information on the JW Marriott Hotel, session topics and the agenda, or exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

3 | Glass recycling undergoes change

The recovery and utilization of glass has generated increased corporate and governmental attention in recent years and several speakers at the Carolina Recycling Conference this week showed that new ways to recycle glass are still being introduced.

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4 | AF&PA sets sustainability goals

The American Forest & Paper Association has outlined its sustainability objectives that include five specific goals for the industry.

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5 | Nestlé releases sustainability info

Nestlé Waters North America has released its 2010 Corporate Citizenship Report, which outlines the bottled water behemoth's endeavors to reduce the size of its bottles while increasing the amount of recycled PET it uses.

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6 | Scotland ties zero waste to climate change

Scotland will begin applying a first-of-its-kind approach to how it measures what the country recycles. The new system emphasizes a zero waste strategy and its impact on climate change.

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7 | NewsBits

Americans get fooled by green marketing claims, cleaning up almost a half million tires, New Yorkers confused by resin numbers — all in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

Member Services Coordinator, Reuse Alliance Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Details are available online.

Recycling Coordinator, City of Phoenix (Phoenix, Arizona).
Details are available online.

Commercial Business Developer, Totall Metal Recycling (Granite City, Illinois).
Details are available here.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Various Positions, General Kinematics (Crystal Lake, 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].