In This Issue:

1 | Standardizing recycling labels for bins

A nonprofit organization is spearheading a simple solution to a common source of confusion that often leads to headaches for recycling processors and haulers. Despite other advancements in recycling, the industry still lacks a consistent and coherent way to label recycling bins, leaving the guesswork with consumers who often put items in the wrong receptacle or in the trash, creating more work for processors down the line.

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2 | Exclusive research at the Resource Recycling Conference

Want to know the views of recycling coordinators, MRF operators and other waste management professionals? Original survey research will be presented at the second annual Resource Recycling Conference, August 17-18 at the Indianapolis JW Marriott. Using data gathered by the editorial staff at Resource Recycling magazine, these presentations will expand on research examining the attitudes, business strategies and operational practices of MRF operators, as well as the outreach strategies, attitudes and challenges facing recycling coordinators.

The 2011 Resource Recycling Conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday, August 17-18, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information, visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

3 | U.S. paper and paperboard capacity on the decline

The total paper and paperboard capacity in the U.S. continues to decline, according to the results of a survey from the American Forest & Paper Association.

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4 | Chicago to privatize recycling services

During the twilight of his long reign over Chicago, Mayor Richard Daley has a made a move to privatize the city's recycling services.

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5 | Grants to support NM hub-and-spoke recycling

Seven communities in rural New Mexico will receive a total of almost $500,000 to establish recycling programs that will feed into a larger state-wide collection system.

6 | OSHA cites metal recycling operation

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is alleging that a metal recycling operation in Columbus, Ohio failed to take appropriate safety precautions, leaving its employees vulnerable to potentially serious injuries or death.

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7 | The wide world of recycling

A large paper manufacturer expands its presence in India, a recycling company in southern Africa gets a loan and a paper mill is slated for construction just outside of Cairo, Egypt.

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8 | NewsBits

More news in the fight over funding in Wisconsin, Recyclebank making over kitchens and Kraft and TerraCycle giving out minor league baseball tickets — all in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences

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10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Resale Supervisor, Cascade Asset Management (Madison, Wisconsin).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager, IMS Electronics (East Coast).
Details are available here.

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].