1 | Plastics recycling group lays out extensive agenda
The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers held its largest-ever membership meeting last week in Dallas, with over 200 members in attendance. Association members took the opportunity to discuss a number of issues.
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2 | Plastics Recycling 2016: Set for New Orleans
Despite winter weather causing travel headaches, more than 1,500 industry leaders convened in Dallas last week for the 10th annual Plastics Recycling Conference. Next year's conference, Plastics Recycling 2016, will be held Feb. 1-3 in New Orleans, a city as vibrant as it is snowless.
The Dallas conference was marked by a packed trade show and heated panel discussions and presentations on the industry's leading issues and topics. It was also supported by numerous ancillary events and meetings held by the industry's leading trade groups. More of the same will be on tap in the Big Easy.
Plastics Recycling 2016 is slated for Feb. 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans. Sponsor and exhibitor opportunities will become available in spring 2015. Check in at plasticsrecycling.com for updates and more.
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3 | Walmart announces Sustainability Leaders shop
Walmart's website now features a shop dedicated to products sold by companies pegged as "sustainability leaders."
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4 | Placon CEO: Challenges to thermoform recycling are overstated
When you incorporate recycling-friendly designs and fine-tune recycling processes, thermoforms can be easier to recycle than you think, the leader of a major plastics processor said last week.
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5 | Report examines changing recycling stream
The materials that end up in the curbside recycling bin have changed over the last several decades and that will have far-ranging effects on the recycling industry as a whole, according to a recently released report.
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6 | Recovered packaging processors bemoan continuing market weakness
Interviews last week at the Plastics Recycling Conference with buyers and sellers of plastic and aluminum packaging found few executives widely smiling.
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7 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PS prices mixed
HIPS white regrind sold at 55 cents per pound delivered Midwest (53 cents per pound FOB) at the end of February, steady from a week earlier. HIPS mixed-color flake sold at 50 cents per pound delivered Midwest (48 cents per pound FOB) at the end of the month, a penny higher than the previous week.
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8 | NewsBits
Dawn dishwashing liquid will now feature the How2Recycle label, and a city in Maine expands the plastic resins it accepts for recycling.
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9 | Industry and supplier news
Phoenix Technologies International has introduced a resin grade designed to withstand bulk handling and transportation while still providing the color and low acetaldehyde attributes found in the original compacted formulation, the company announced. The new "LNO c" melt-formed pellet provides an option for larger-volume users that have been looking at using recycled PET to produce containers. For more, click here.
Vecoplan LLC has hired Dana Darley as its national sales manager for the company's Plastics Division, according to a press release. In that role, Darley will oversee the division sales team and an external network of sales representatives. For more, click here.
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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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