In This Issue:

1 | Export watch

The volume of plastic scrap exported in March, at 396.47 million pounds, was up 9 percent from its February level and, when matched against its March 2010 position, the volume of exports increased by 3.5 percent.

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2 | RR Conference 2011: Where are paper markets headed?

The conference will feature an in-depth analysis of paper recycling markets prepared by key players in the industry. We'll hear from a leading analysts and top executives from the nation's largest newsprint producer and China's biggest paper and paperboard maker.

Sylvain-Yves Longval, Vice President of AbiBow Recycling LLC, will offer an insightful assessment on the fundamental changes the newsprint and groundwood grades went through in the last few years, where the market is headed, and an illuminating "Newsprint Mill Case Study" highlighting the importance of quality in a domestic market in turmoil.

What does the future hold for OCC, ONP, SOP, and mixed paper? Leading analyst Bill Moore (Moore and Associates) takes a thorough look at prices for recovered paper in this session. Don't miss invaluable insights on the domestic market and the ever more important offshore recovered paper markets (particularly China) and its appetite for US recovered paper.

The Chinese market for RCP has exploded in the past 20 years and now brings in fiber from around the world, making China the world's largest import market for RCP. And now Asia's largest containerboard producer, Nine Dragons Paper Industries, has begun producing recycled printing and writing paper! Hear a compelling analysis of these changing dynamics from Wade Schuetzeberg of American Chung Nam, the world's leader in the export of recovered paper and affiliated company with Nine Dragons Paper Industries.

Don't miss the 2011 Resource Recycling Conference, to 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 | MA musters support for bottle bill

Over half of Massachusetts towns and cities have passed a resolution calling on state lawmakers to update the Bay State's 1982 bottle bill to include more types of beverage containers. However, proponents of the legislation still have significant barriers to overcome.

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4 | RONA hosts webinar on national certification standard

Recycling Organizations of North America will be hosting a webinar to address the latest issues surrounding the creation of a national certification standard for professionals in the recycling and resource management industry.

According to RONA, there is currently no national professional certification standard that covers state-based programs, or one that covers more general aspects of the recycling and resource management industry. Developing such a standard, argues RONA, would create a larger pool of qualified resource management professionals that could transfer to jobs in different states with greater ease.

Funded by a community-based job training grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, the webinar will address the latest on the development of a national standard.

To register for the webinar, go to http://tinyurl.com/RONAWebinar.

5 | SF bans unwanted Yellow Pages

In coming years, unwanted Yellow Pages won't be left on the front stoops of homes lining the hilly boulevards of the City by the Bay, after the near-unanimous passage of legislation by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week.

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6 | Wisconsin recycling combat continues

Wisconsin's budget battles, which will determine future funding levels for local recycling efforts in the state, appear to be coming to a head. Key state lawmakers have signaled that they will reject a proposal from the governor that would slash funding for municipal and county recycling programs, and the state's largest city intends to sue if the measure goes forward.

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7 | Vermont Gov. signs mercury recycling bill

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has signed into law a bill that requires manufacturers of mercury-containing bulbs to establish and finance recycling programs for their end-of-life collection.

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8 | AF&PA: paper reports roundup

According to recently-released figures from the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), boxboard and containerboard dipped and Kraft paper ended April 2011 at higher levels than month-earlier figures.

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9 | Pepsi releases new recyclable and compostable cups

Beverage giant PepsiCo has unveiled a new line of fountain cups that are made from recycled PET and other renewable sources that will be made available to restaurants, stadiums, theme parks and institutions of higher learning.

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10 | The wide world of recycling

In the UK, a parliamentary committee warns of a shortage of rare earth metals, Recyclebank makes its debut in London while a report questions the long-term effectiveness of recycling incentive schemes.

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11 | Become a marketing expert at the RR Conference

Recycling program success relies on understanding and navigating recycling markets. Fortunately, the Resource Recycling Conference will feature presentations on the past trends, present prices and future outlooks for a variety of recycling markets. Whether your firm or program focuses on aluminum, plastic, glass, ferrous, paper, or all of the above, experts and market analysts in each respective field will offer their take on what to expect in 2011, 2012 and beyond. The Resource Recycling Conference will offer invaluable information from experts that can't be missed.

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

Don't forget to make your hotel reservations by July 27 to receive the special conference rate of $159 plus taxes. Hotel reservations can be made directly with the JW Marriott Indianapolis by calling 800-266-9432 or online. When calling to make your hotel reservation, identify yourself with the Resource Recycling Conference to receive the special conference rate.

12 | NewsBits

Oregon comes closer to an update for its 40-year-old bottle bill, TerraCycle gets noticed by Fortune and a Parisian collects cigarette butts — all in this week's NewsBits.

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13 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

14 | Jobs Available & Sought

Executive Director, MassRecycle (Concord, Massachusetts).
Details are available online.

Solid Waste and Recycling Business Account Coordinator, City of Denton (Denton, Texas).
Details are available online.

Associate, Cascadia Consulting Group (San Jose, California).
Details are available here.

Senior Field Representative, Sonoco Products Company (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available online (Requisition #20110096).

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

Solid Waste Services Division Manager, City of Austin (Austin, Texas).
Details are available online.

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

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.

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.

Municipal Marketing Rep III, Waste Management, Inc. (Germantown, Wisconsin).
Details are available online (Job #111630).

Project Manager/Municipal Marketing Rep, Waste Management, Inc. (Columbia, Maryland).
Details are available online (Job #111803).

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].