In This Issue:

1 | Government shutdown leaves industry short on data

With the U.S. government shutdown now in its second week and a possible debt ceiling crisis looming, it remains unclear how deeply the Congressional stalemate will affect the recycling industry.

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2 | PET recycling shows modest gains in 2012

The overall U.S. recycling rate for PET containers rose incrementally in 2012 while domestic demand for recycled PET (rPET) continued to trump supply. Those are the top takeaways from the "Report on Postconsumer Recycling Activity in 2012," released this week.

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3 | Minnesota bottle bill proposal draws ire

A proposal to introduce a beverage container deposit program in Minnesota was met with strong opposition last week during a public hearing held by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

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4 | Report chides NYC's commercial recycling

New York City's initiatives to improve residential recycling have made plenty of headlines of late, but a recent report is urging the metropolis to focus more on the commercial sector.

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5 | Wide world of recycling

Are bio-based bags more or less sustainable than those derived from petroleum? A debate on that question leads our roundup of international stories.

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6 | NewsBits

Recycle-Bowl 2013 registration deadline looms, Waste Management haulers agree to act as "eyes and ears" for Florida police and more in this week's NewsBits.

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7 | Requests for proposals

The City of Milwaukee and Waukesha County, Wisconsin are jointly issuing an RFP for Regional Recycling System for the Processing and Marketing of Single Stream Recyclables, which is available under "Sanitation" here.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is searching for a consultant to help the country develop construction and demolition recycling requirements. Details are available here.

8 | 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.

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

Marketing Manager, Resource Recycling Systems (Ann Arbor, Michigan or telecommute).
Details are available here.

Furniture Reuse Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).
Details are available here.

Resource Management Coordinator, City of Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa).
Details are available here.

Market Development Specialist, U.S. Composting Council (Location flexible).
Details are available here.

Education Specialist - Waste Reduction Education, Oregon Metro (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Sustainability Communication Coordinator, Appalachian State University (Boone, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Intern, Castro Valley Sanitary District (Castro Valley, California).
Details are available here.

Director-Project Management, Recyclebank (New York).
Details are available here.

Midwest Region Recycling General Manager; Integrated paper, recycling and converting packaging company.
Details are available here.

VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.

Business Development Associate, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Multiple Locations).
Details are available here.

VP of Business Development, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Sales Personnel, American Reclamation, Inc. (Los Angeles, California).
Details are available here.

Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].