1 | Plastics-to-oil plants could face more scrutiny in Oregon
The Portland, Ore.-area government is proposing to regulate plastics-to-oil facilities because of concerns about impacts to neighboring properties.
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2 | Harvesting plastics from the agricultural sector
Recovering mulch film, pesticide containers, drainage piping and much more was the focus of the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Conference (APRC 2015), held last week in San Diego.
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3 | Scrap plastics exports see month-to-month drop
While scrap plastics exports are up overall for the first half of 2015, the latest month-to-month levels show a decline in activity.
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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PET prices under downward pressure
Last week clear rPET flake from high-grade curbside bottles was reported sold at 47 to 48 cents per pound. FDA-sanctioned pellets were holding just above 70 cents per pound.
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5 | Major investment group puts $15 million behind PET recycling firm
Global investment company Franklin Templeton Investments is backing a Beijing-based company that produces PET bottle recycling kiosks.
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6 | Patent watch
A bottle-cleaning operation and a shoe recycling concept are two of the subjects covered in our look at plastics recycling-related patents.
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7 | NewsBits
NASA releases a visualization showing where plastics are accumulating in the oceans, and the American Chemistry Council tries to reduce confusion around resin identification codes.
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8 | 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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9 | Jobs available and sought
Plant Manager, QRS (Baltimore, Md.).
Details are available here.
Various Positions, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Ill.).
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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