1 | Europe sees small boost in PET recovery
Recycling of PET containers continues to increase across Europe, according to a recent report.
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2 | Veolia acquires Dutch recycled PP producer
International waste management company Veolia has acquired a Dutch company specializing in polypropylene recycling and compounding.
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3 | Plastics Recycling 2016: An experience tailored to you
Groups and associations are often keeping track of a dizzying array of commitments and concerns. Recycling, while a part of the focus, often does not gets its due attention. That's not the case at Plastics Recycling 2016.
The conference, now entering its 11th year, has always been the premier meeting place for our industry. Exclusively focused on your business and your goals, Plastics Recycling 2016 is your conference.
To continue to accommodate industry growth, the conference will again offer an expanded trade show. Securing booth space and sponsorship early ensures your company will be well-represented in the exhibition hall and gives you a seat at the year's most incisive series of panels and presentations delivered by top executives, brand owners and leading researchers.
Plastics Recycling 2016 is taking place Feb. 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans. This year's event welcomed 1,500 attendees from 32 countries, and a packed exhibit hall featured nearly 200 leading companies. Expect even more education, networking and inspiration in New Orleans in February. Go to plasticsrecycling.com to register today.
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4 | Research explores sortation of flexible packaging at MRFs
How successful are existing sortation systems at separating flexible packaging? New research aims to answer that question.
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5 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PVC prices slip
Prices for recycled post-consumer pipe grade PVC regrind fell 1 cent per pound on a delivered East Coast basis for the week of Sept. 7-11, with offers of 24 cents per pound drawing no buying interest.
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6 | Plastics exports up in 2015, but down in most recent month
While scrap plastics exports are up for the first half of 2015, the latest numbers indicate a decrease from May levels.
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7 | Wide world of plastics recycling
Finland will start providing separate drop-off receptacles for plastics recycling, and the U.K. is facing pressure to make big changes to its recycling system.
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8 | NewsBits
Recycling of PET thermoform packaging in North America has gone from zero to 60 (million pounds) in just a few years, and some cities near Montreal are offering special collection events for polystyrene.
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9 | Industry and supplier news
German equipment maker Zerma is now selling its granulators and shredders directly in the U.S. For more, click here.
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10 | Requests for proposals
The 31st International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management invites abstract submissions from all areas of solid waste technology and management for oral or poster presentations at the conference. To submit an abstract, or to view the detailed call for papers, please visit solid-waste.org.
The City of Austin is accepting letters of interest from recycling and reuse companies and organizations interested in locating at Austin's [re]Manufacturing Hub. This in-development industrial park is positioned to become a home for the local circular economy and aims to retain and grow zero-waste businesses. Letters of interest are being accepted until Oct. 19.
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11 | 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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12 | 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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