In This Issue:

1 | Scrap exports continue to drop through July

Export levels for recycled material continued to fall in July with ferrous and aluminum scrap experiencing the most significant month-to-month decreases.

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2 | Price oscillations mark future for fiber market

During a webinar held this week on the outlook of recycled paper markets, an industry expert said the sector's roller-coaster price ride is set to continue.

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3 | Wisconsin looks to boost plastics recycling

The Wisconsin Council on Recycling will meet later this week to consider several proposals aimed at increasing plastics recycling throughout the state.

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4 | Johnson & Johnson takes on recycling in the bathroom

Taking its recycling campaign to "the smallest room in the house," Johnson & Johnson has launched Care to Recycle, an online educational initiative aimed at increasing recycling of bathroom items.

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5 | Oregon paint stewardship sees gains in third year

The third annual report on Oregon's paint stewardship pilot program suggests that it continues to meet its major goals, an encouraging sign for a program lawmakers voted to make permanent this summer.

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6 | NewsBits

A former New York governor takes a bite out of the Big Apple's proposed EPS ban and British researchers develop shoe recycling technologies the reuse crowd will get a kick out of — those puns and more in NewsBits.

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7 | Requests for proposals

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is seeking assistance in researching and developing a program to increase plastics recovery and revenues. Details are available here.

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.

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].