Resource Recycling

June 9, 2011

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1 | Oregon bottle bill signed


Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed into law today the latest revision to the state's landmark bottle bill into law today, which expands the scope of containers covered by attaching a nickel deposit to all beverages, including beer, soft drinks, water, juice and sports drinks.

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2 | RR Conference 2011: MRF trends in plastics recycling


Which types of plastics are MRFs accepting? Are MRFs sorting PET bottles from HDPE bottles, do they mix their front-end bulky rigid plastics with the mixed non-bottle household plastics, and what results in the cleanest, highest value product? Are there regional differences, or are plastics consistently accepted and sorted across the country? Patty Moore of Moore Recycling Associates reveals the invaluable results from extensive research into what's really going on with plastics recycling at MRFs.

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.

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3 | Temple-Inland rebuffs International Paper takeover bid


International Paper has attempted to acquire Temple-Inland in a $3.3 billion all-cash deal. Although TI's board of directors overwhelmingly rejected the offer, IP may examine other means of buying the competing company.

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4 | Fight coming over Chicago recycling privatization plan


Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel could be on a collision course with a union representing the city's workers over his plan to privatize recycling services.

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5 | KAB goes "social" in anti-littering campaign


Keep America Beautiful is launching a new nationwide campaign that seeks to remind the public that "Littering is Wrong Too."

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6 | Connecticut becomes third state to mandate paint recovery


Connecticut Governor Dannell Malloy earlier this week signed into a law a bill that requires manufacturers of latex and oil-based paints to safely manage any of their products leftover by households and commercial painters.

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7 | DuPont finds cost stands in the way of sustainability


The results of a new survey from DuPont shows that many individuals working in the packaging industry find making sustainable products difficult with some saying that cost is a big issue.

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8 | Gulf oil-spill booms turned into GM car parts


Images of them lining murky and foreboding beaches were broadcast to homes across the country during the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history last summer. Now they are being recycled and used in cars.

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9 | Illinois maps recycling drop-offs


Two recycling-related initiatives were announced earlier this week at the Annual Illinois Recycling and Waste Management Conference and Trade Show, which included a way for the residents of the Land of Lincoln to find out where to drop off their recyclables, as well as a course-of-study for a certificate in sustainability at a local community college.

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10 | Become a marketing expert at the 2011 RR Conference


Recycling program success relies on understanding and navigating recycling markets. Fortunately, the 2011 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.

To find out more about opportunities in exhibiting or sponsoring at the Resource Recycling Conference, to be held August 17-18 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana, e-mail Conference Manager Cara Bergeson at [email protected].

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.

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11 | NewsBits


The country's larges recycling market co-op turns 30, recycling shaming on Facebook and the last Wisconsin recycling battle update ever? — all in this week's NewsBits.

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12 | Upcoming conferences


Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

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13 | Jobs Available & Sought


Operations Manager, The State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) (Austin, Texas).
Details are available here.


Senior Environmental Specialist, Mecklenburg County Solid Waste-Waste Reduction Program (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina).
Details are available here.


Recycling Program Manager, Frederick County, Maryland (Frederick, Maryland).
Details are available online.


Executive Director, MassRecycle (Concord, Massachusetts).
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).


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.


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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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