In This Issue:

1 | Ferrous exports continue decline, scrap plastic bounces back

The latest figures on exports show scrap plastics bounced back from 2013 levels while ferrous exports continued a steep year-over-year (YOY) drop.

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2 | Have an idea to engage residents? Here's your shot at funding

Community engagement is one of recycling's most persistent challenges. From small collection depots to state-of-the-art MRFs, the quality and volume of recyclable materials depends on the everyday choices made by individual consumers.

This is just one of the areas in which creative minds in the recycling industry think there is room for improvement. Don't let your great idea get lost in the shuffle. Apply today to the 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum for a chance to get your concept in front of the industry's biggest decision-makers and possibly win $20,000 in funding.

The deadline for Forum submissions has been extended to May 30, meaning there's still time to write up and enter your short proposal.

The second annual Recycling Innovators Forum is sponsored by Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, Resource Recycling (the parent company of this publication) and Waste Management. The competition will be held on Sept. 15, the day before the start of the annual Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans, and will award two $20,000 prizes: one to the top idea submitted by an individual or small group of entrepreneurs and another to the top proposal from an established company or organization.

For more information about competing in, or attending, this free event, visit recyclinginnovators.com.

3 | D.C. falls short of bin recycling pledge

As Washington D.C. raced to roll in new trash and recycling receptacles, a plan to recycle the old bins appears to have fallen by the wayside.

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4 | Patent watch

Xerox gains protection for a method of reusing printer paper, a New York organization wins a patent for a trash/recycling bin combo and many more innovations are detailed in our patent roundup.

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5 | Wide world of recycling

South Africa's capital city begins building a major recycling facility and Viridor looks to up its plastics game in the U.K. We cover those stories and more as we spin the globe of materials recovery.

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6 | Resource Recycling Conference 2014: Heading to the Big Easy

Mark your calendars for September, when the industry's premier high-level gathering will take place in one of America's premier cities. The Resource Recycling Conference is heading to New Orleans, the historic hotbed of culture and cuisine at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Resource Recycling Conference 2014 will give you the chance to learn from and network with leaders from stakeholders representing every part of the materials recovery stream. And when the day's work is through you'll be steps away from the brass bands, gumbo joints and centuries-old neighborhoods that define the charm and character of the Crescent City.

Resource Recycling Conference 2014 is taking place at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Sept. 15-17. Head to rrconference.com for more information on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting. And be sure to plan your trip to include the numerous industry trade associations holding meetings before, during and after the conference itself. More information on those events will be coming soon.

7 | NewsBits

An EPR advocate slams the Walmart-led Closed Loop Fund, calling it "easy sustainability." See the reasoning behind his rage in NewsBits.

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8 | Industry and supplier news

The American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division announced that it has expanded its support for the Curbside Value Partnership (CVP) by also joining the recently unveiled Recycling Partnership, a national, public-private collaboration. In 2012, ACC's Plastics Division became one of the first non-aluminum-focused organizations to join the CVP, a nonprofit organization that helps communities improve residential curbside recycling through education and behavioral changes. Read more here.

Waste and recycling equipment manufacturer Komptech USA, Inc. has changed its name to Komptech Americas LLC. For more information head here.

The City of Rochester Hills, Michigan announced that its five-year partnership with curbside incentive program Recyclebank has helped the municipality boost its recycling tonnages by 323 percent since 2008. Rochester Hills, alongside hauler Republic Services, renewed the incentive partnership for another five years. More information is available here.

9 | 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.

10 | Jobs available & sought

Recycling Program Coordinator & Solid Waste Authority (Las Cruces, New Mexico).
Details are available here.

Business Strategist, City of Calgary Waste and Recycling Services (Alberta, Canada).
Details are available here.

State Program Coordinator, Mattress Recycling Council (Connecticut/Rhode Island).
Details are available here.

Solid Waste Director, Canyon County Waste Management (Caldwell, Idaho).
Details are available here.

Sales Manager, EREMA North America, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, Eco-Cycle (Boulder, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, Bulk Handling Systems (Eugene, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, NRT (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

Various, Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (Nationwide).
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 web content manager Jade Rhianna at [email protected].