1 | West Coast port dispute slows movement of bales
Contract negotiations between West Coast dock workers and their employers have appeared to hit a boiling point, leaving plastic recyclables in need of export stuck in ports – and potentially bound for landfills.
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2 | Plastics Recycling 2015: Just two weeks away
The biggest annual gathering of North American plastics recycling professionals kicks off Feb. 23. Will your company be represented?
Plastics Recycling 2015 is shaping up to be the largest iteration yet of the Plastics Recycling Conference. Nearly 200 firms and groups will be exhibiting in the trade show hall, and more than 1,700 attendees are expected to be on hand to deepen their pool of industry contacts and better understand the trends shaping plastics recovery now and in the future. Register today to be sure you are part of these crucial conversations.
Plastics Recycling 2015 is taking place Feb. 23-25, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas. Head to plasticsrecycling.com to register.
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3 | Report examines Europe's plastic production, diversion
If current trends continue, Europe could divert 100 percent of its plastics for recycling or energy recovery by 2037.
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4 | Plastic container recycling access hits high in Canada
A plastics trade group in Canada says access to recycling plastic containers is at an all-time high despite continued struggles with non-container packaging.
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5 | PetroChem Wire: HDPE scrap prices slip
Natural dairy scrap bale prices fell as much as a nickel in early February, with business reported as low as 25 cents per pound GOB U.S. East Coast.
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6 | Patent watch
Methods to recycle diapers and a technology to make asphalt road coverings out of polyurethane lead our look at the latest industry patents.
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7 | Wide world of plastics recycling
Low oil prices are hurting Ghana's plastics recycling sector and a rural recycling program in New Zealand finds its footing. It's all in our global look at plastics recycling.
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8 | Plastics Recycling 2015: Analyzing plastics-to-oil tech
Member companies of the newly established Plastics-to-Oil Technologies Alliance will grace the stage at Plastics Recycling 2015 later this month to dig deep into the current state of PTO in the recycling landscape.
The American Chemistry Council has stated PTO technology has the power to generate up to $9 billion in annual U.S. economic output. Is this sector truly on the verge of explosive growth? The PTO session at Plastics Recycling 2015 will look to offer some answers.
Plastics Recycling 2015 is taking place Feb. 23-25 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas.
More than 1,775 attendees from 30 countries were on hand at the 2014 edition, and a similar turnout is expected in Dallas. Head to plasticsrecycling.com to register.
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9 | NewsBits
In this week's NewsBits, we take a look at a possible Oregon ban on one hard-to-recycle material and the way an Illinois company is aiming to recycle another.
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10 | 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.
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11 | Jobs available & sought
Marketing Manager, Plastics Sales & Trading, TKO Polymers (Atlanta, Georgia).
Details are available here.
Plastic Sales and Marketing Representative, AMI Trading Inc. (Miami, Florida).
Details are available here.
President, ReTech LLC (Grafton, Ohio).
Details are available here.
Product Development Manager, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Illinois).
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, contact Jared Paben at [email protected].
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