1 | Montreal APR meeting highlights outreach efforts
The largest-ever Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers meeting located outside of the U.S. was held last week in Montreal and drew 168 attendees. Numerous communication aims by APR were highlighted and updates from the group's various subcommittees were offered.
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2 | Plastics Recycling 2016: Where the action never stops
If you've ever been to the Plastics Recycling Conference, you know the buzz. It's the feeling generated by more than 1,500 industry professionals building their businesses.
Don't be left out on around-the-clock industry connections. Start planning now to make sure your company or organization is well represented in New Orleans next February by checking out the sponsorship, exhibitor, workshop and attendee options available. Registration for all these conference components is open now.
Plastics Recycling 2016 is set for Feb. 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana. Head to plasticsrecycling.com to register and get all the facts on exhbiting and/or sponsoring at the plastic recycling industry's longest-running conference – now in its 11th year.
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3 | UK industry responds as recycling target approaches
The U.K. plastics industry has released a plan calling for major advances to comply with the government's target of recycling 57 percent of plastic packaging by 2017.
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4 | Major Coca-Cola bottler reports 34 percent rPET use
More than a third of the PET used by a Coca-Cola bottler in Europe last year was recycled content, according to a report. Another 27.8 percent was derived from plants.
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5 | Plasticity Forum explores smarter plastics possibilities
More than 80 people gathered in Cascais, Portugal to attend the Plasticity Forum, an annual event focused on upstream solutions to the environmental problems caused by plastics.
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6 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PS pellet prices soften
Prices for recycled high-impact polystyrene and general-purpose polystyrene pellets fell in early June in response to weaker prime polystyrene prices.
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7 | Wide world of plastics recycling
A PET recycling center has opened its doors in South Africa, and officials in a state in Australia are actively considering a ban on plastic grocery bags.
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8 | Patent watch
Innovations in plastics-to-oil technology, optical sorting and composite plastic manufacture are all covered in our latest patent rundown.
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9 | NewsBits
Could non-recyclable single-serve coffee pods actually be better for the environment than typical brewed coffee options? One recent study indicates that may be the case.
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10 | Upcoming conferences and 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 and sought
Manager, Recycling Programs, Keep America Beautiful (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.
Quality Control Assistant, Denton Plastics (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.
Plant Manager, QRS (Baltimore, Maryland).
Details are available here.
Various Positions, 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 Scott Beck at [email protected].
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