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1 | Ann Arbor rejects Recyclebank
After much budgetary handwringing, the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan has withdrawn from its contract with Recyclebank, a company that seeks to increase recycling rates through consumer incentives. However, questions remain if the program could have worked.
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2 | RR Conference 2012 PET thermoform recycling's time has come
There is a strong push underway to improve the recycling of PET thermoform packaging — but what steps is the industry specifically taking in advancing this goal and what does it mean for material recovery? Mike Schedler, technical director for NAPCOR, will offer an expert review of the thermoform project. This critical session is a prime opportunity to learn more about the rapidly changing package marketplace.
The 2012 Resource Recycling Conference is excited to head to the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas, August 28-29. For more information, including information on the Hilton Austin, session topics and the agenda, or exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.
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3 | Novelis announces intent to leave Evermore
Evermore Recycling, the joint venture UBC purchasing operation co-owned by aluminum giants Novelis and Alcoa, will no longer pair those two firms after a filing by Novelis revealed that company's intent to leave the shared endeavor.
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4 | European Commission proposes steps to boost EU landfill diversion
In March, Eurostat, the official statistical agency of the European Union, released municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and treatment data for the EU-27 and five other European countries for calendar year 2009.
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5 | BioCycle founder Jerry Goldstein dies at 81
Composting, recycling and sustainability pioneer Jerome "Jerry" Goldstein, founder of JG Press, publisher of BioCycle and In Business, died May 17.
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6 | Novelis boosts recycled content
The world�s largest rolled aluminum product maker has pushed its recycled-content level to 39 percent from 33 percent in just one year.
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7 | Export watch
The volume of plastic scrap exported in March, at 405.31 million pounds, was up 8.9 percent from its February figure. When matched against its March 2011 position, the volume of exports rose slightly by 2.2 percent.
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8 | AF&PA: Paper news roundup
According to recently-released figures from the American Forest & Paper Association, total production and shipment figures were down for boxboard, containerboard, Kraft paper and recovered paper in April 2012.
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9 | Looking at London
A campaign in London takes aim at a common way people drink drinks, and law enforcement officials in the city on the Thames River have scored a massive bust at a metal recycling operation.
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10 | NewsBits
Crayola making kids cry, big city bag bans and more partners for AMERIPEN — all in this week's NewsBits.
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11 | 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.
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12 | Jobs Available & Sought
Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California Area).
Details are available online.
Operations Manager, Postconsumer Processing, Warehouse and Brokering Operation (Kansas).
Details are available here.
Safety Manager, Waste Management, Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona).
Details are available online (#121311).
Project Manager, WM Sustainability Services, Waste Management, Inc. (Edmonton Region).
Details are available here.
Municipal Marketing Representative III, Waste Management, Inc. (Baltimore/Washington D.C. Area).
Details are available online (#12838).
Facility General Manager, Waste Management, Inc. (Mira Loma, California).
Details are available online (#121050).
Recycling Supervisor, Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association (Drumheller, Alberta).
Details are available online.
Paper Recycling Plant Manager, Corrugated Services (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
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].
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