In This Issue:

1 | Editorial: An exception for Steve

A remembrance of recycling advocate and former Resource Recycling editor, Steve Apotheker.

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2 | RR Conference 2011: Getting more out of existing programs

Few if any recycling collection systems have been able to maximize recovery levels. Rather than spend money to bring recycling service to new audiences, the Curbside Value Partnership urges local programs to first boost recovery volumes from existing customers. Steve Thompson of CVP will provide specific advice, based on the group's extensive research, into the low-cost educational and promotional techniques and tricks used by successful programs to boost participation and generate more recovery. Thompson's comprehensive trends analysis will be complemented with recent case studies, and attendees of this engaging presentation will walk away with tools for improving their own local programs through education.

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.

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.

3 | Fight over EPR in small Massachusetts city

A trade organization representing paperboard packaging manufacturers is claiming a big victory by persuading the city council of a small Massachusetts city to vote down a resolution supporting extended producer responsibility legislation in the state. However, advocates of EPR are questioning the significance of the resolution's failure and say that more dialogue on the issue is needed.

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4 | Tomra settles antitrust lawsuit

Environmental Products Corporation (Envipco) and Tomra Systems ASA have agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed in November of last year in federal court in Connecticut.

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5 | NRC to hold major fundraising event

The National Recycling Coalition will hold a major fundraising gala in Washington, D.C. on July 27. The mid-summer reception and dinner, which will honor a key Congressional leader, is one of the primary elements in NRC's financial growth plan.

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6 | The wide world of recycling

Authorities in southeastern India are concerned about how plastics are affecting wildlife, students in Chile are using novel materials to help rebuild a fishing town, Wales hits a new high in its diversion rate and a British recycling trade association says that criminal gangs are cutting into its bottom line.

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7 | RRC 2011: Who's who in the world of recycling

The Resource Recycling Conference is your opportunity to network with colleagues, clients, prospective partners, vendors, and industry leaders, and there's no better place than the exhibit hall among our conference supporters. The trade show hall will showcase the latest innovations and service offerings from firms providing equipment and processing systems, reclamation opportunities, consulting services and markets for material — a veritable who's who of the world of recycling.

Want to make sure your organization gets seen? The conference offers an array of sponsorship, exhibiting and advertising options that provide your organization with a cost-effective way to promote your products and services, establish your brand, build new business relationships and secure your position as a leader in the industry. Join the list of companies below and come to Indianapolis and get serious about recycling.

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].

8 | NewsBits

Big containerboard investment, Yellow Pages opt-out ordinance upheld and a package-free grocery store — all in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Executive Director, The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP) (Bellwood, Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.

Associate Manager, Sustainability, Nestl� Waters North America (Stamford, Connecticut).
Details are available here.

Chief Operating Officer, Metro (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available online.

Solid Waste Management Director, Wake County (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available online.

Program Coordinator, Manistee County (Manistee, Michigan).
Details are available online.

Account Executive, Information Systems Resources (Dearborn, Michigan).
Details are available here.

Houston Program Staffer, Texas Campaign for the Environment (Houston, Texas).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager, The State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) (Austin, Texas).
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.

Operations Manager, Viatek Solutions (Tampa, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia).
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].