In This Issue:

1 | Key recycling groups enter into discussions

Leaders of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and the Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA) report the two groups are discussing possible ways to work together or potentially unite.

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2 | Lightning strikes twice at the 2011 Resource Recycling Conference

Building off the fascinating sneak peek at last year's Lightning Round, come hear English Bird present on how rural recycling will flourish in New Mexico with the help of federal stimulus money. Learn about the hub-and-spoke recycling model design, implementation and equipment used to maximize efficiencies, optimize staff time, streamline transportation and bring positive cash flow into smaller communities. Rachel Perry, Executive Director of Cooperative Teamwork & Recycling Assistance (CTRA), expands on the rural recycling theme with a presentation on how CTRA has crafted tailor-fit programs for Texas communities plagued by limited resources and geographic location obstacles.

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

3 | CEA seeks to triple e-scrap recycling

Backed by some of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, retailers and a host of elected officials, the Consumer Electronics Association has unveiled an ambitious plan to triple the amount of electronics recycling in the U.S. by 2016.

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4 | Georgia yard debris ban rollback rolled back

Environmental groups and the composting industry in Georgia are celebrating after successfully pushing back against a legislative measure that would have rolled back a disposal ban on lawn clippings and similar materials. Earlier this week, the Georgia State Senate amended a bill that would have relaxed restrictions that keep grass leaves and brush from municipal solid waste landfills.

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5 | Recycling gets its own stamp

The U.S. Postal Service today announced a new line of stamps exhorting customers to "go green" and put the proverbial stamp on sustainability. The USPS today issued a series of 16 stamps, each suggesting small environmentally-friendly actions — including recycling and reusing shopping bags — in a ceremony which included a three-wheeled electric mail delivery vehicle dropping off indigenous trees "symbolic of USPS delivering a greener America," according to a press release announcing the stamps.

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6 | Recycling programs on the rise in China

A pilot project to increase recycling in China is paying dividends, and plans are in the works to reproduce it elsewhere.

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7 | San Jose signs new contract to boost recycling

The San Jose City Council has voted to negotiate a new contract with two private waste management companies that the California city anticipates will significantly improve commercial recycling rates.

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8 | The wide world of recycling

In Britain, the "bin police" are likely to become a thing of the past, London invests in a waste-to-energy plant and German prosecutors uncover an alleged scam involving old Euros that were to be recycled in China.

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9 | NewsBits

Following up bin label standardization on YouTube, gardens in bottle caps and Saskatchewan recycling programs get over $1 million — all in this week's NewsBits.

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10 | Upcoming conferences

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11 | 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.

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

Regional Manager — WM Sustainability Services — Midwest, Waste Management, Inc. (Midwest).
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.

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].