In This Issue:

1 | FTC releases Green Guide revisions

The Federal Trade Commission has issued the latest revisions to its Green Guides — offering new advice to marketers on the best way to address degradability, recycling and certification.

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2 | Does seasonality affect the value of UBCs and PET?

Aluminum can and PET bottle consumption surges in warm weather, thus affecting the supply of old containers and the demand for recovered metal and plastic. Is this reflected in UBC and PET bale pricing? We�ve looked at this question by analyzing Resource Recycling's market pricing database.

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3 | Export watch

The volume of plastic scrap exported in July, at 343.91 million pounds, jumped by 9.2 percent from its June figure. However, when matched against its July 2011 position, the volume of exports was down by a sharp 21.9 percent.

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4 | The wide world of recycling

Coke keeps recycling bubbling around the world and the European Commission raids lead recycling firms in this week's wide world of recycling.

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5 | NewsBits

Still time for America Recycles Day, new standards and PET bricks — all in this week's NewsBits.

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6 | Recycling Resources

New reports from EPA, PSI, ISRI and the AF&PA in the spotlight in this week's Recycling Resources.

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7 | 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.

12 | Jobs Available & Sought

Operations Manager - Electronic Waste Recycling, Planet Green (Chatworth, California).
Details are available here.

Refuse and Recycling Manager, Ohio University (Athens, Ohio).
Details are available online.

Director of Marketing, EPEAT (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available online.

Sustainability Specialist, Thurston County (Thurston County, Washington).
Details are available online.

Scale Operator, Bio-PAPPEL (Albuquerque, New Mexico).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, Bio-PAPPEL (Albuquerque, New Mexico).
Details are available here.

Depot Operations Manager, Bio-PAPPEL (Albuquerque, New Mexico).
Details are available here.

Various Jobs, The IMS Group (National).
Details are available online.

Manager Solid Waste, The City of Palo Alto's Public Works Department (Palo Alto, California).
Details are available online.

President, R2 Solutions, Inc. (Anywhere in U.S.).
Details are available here.

Solid Waste Supervisor, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (Waukesha, Wisconsin).
Details are available online.

Recycling Procurement Manager, Alpine Waste & Recycling (Denver, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Resource Recycling Systems, Technical Writer (Ann Arbor, Michigan).
Details are available here.

Resource Recycling Systems, Project Manager/Consultant 2 (Ann Arbor, Michigan).
Details are available here.

Marketing and Communications Manager, Highfields Center for Composting (Hardwick, Vermont).
Details are available online.

Various Positions, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available online.

Assistant Manager/University Recycling & Solid Waste Programs, University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland).
Details are available online (#102198).

Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California Area).
Details are available online.

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].