Resource Recycling Inc.

March 17, 2015

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1 | Exide shuts down Los Angeles-area plant


Exide Technologies has reached an agreement to close its Vernon, California lead acid battery recycling plant, and admit wrongdoing, in exchange for avoiding criminal prosecution.

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2 | Republic Services to add processing capacity


The nation's second largest door-to-door recycling collector plans to substantially boost its processing capacity.

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3 | No tonnage boost in first year of St. Paul single-stream


Despite a switch to single-stream collection a year ago, St. Paul, Minnesota has seen its recycling activity remain flat. The lack of growth seems to be a factor of lightweighting trends in packaging, a lack of markets for glass and continued reliance on bins.

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4 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: The tools to boost your local program


Are you charged with managing and growing a municipal recycling system? Be sure to head to Indianapolis in late September for the industry's top MSW recycling conference, which will be loaded with sessions and workshops aimed at optimizing local programs.


The Curbside Value Partnership will be on hand offering valuable training via an ancillary event that is free to conference attendees. In addition, a conference session is set to feature some of the industry's top minds discussing on-the-ground strategies to curb contamination.


Switching from bins to carts. Developing effective outreach communication. The latest in state and local recycling data collection. All this and more will be investigated in-depth in Indianapolis. Make sure you are part of the conversation.


Resource Recycling Conference 2015 is scheduled for Sept. 28-30, 2015 at the Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana. Head to rrconference.com for more information on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting.

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5 | Will Hawaii's Big Island usher in a mixed-waste MRF?


The company behind a $50 million mixed-waste materials recovery facility proposed in Hawaii claims it will divert 70 percent of materials to recycling, composting and waste-to-energy.

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6 | Patent watch


Could an in-home postage system open pathways to bolster recycling? That's the idea behind one innovation in our technology roundup.

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7 | Wide world of recycling


A major city in China is starting to offer subsidies to recycling operations so they will move to collect more low-value recyclable material.

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8 | NewsBits


A bill in Pennsylvania would restore the ability of municipalities to charge fees to fund their recycling programs, and a recycling leader in Indianapolis weighs in on the ongoing mixed-waste MRF controversy there.

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9 | Industry and supplier news


Howell, Michigan-based battery recycling company Battery Solutions has hired Alexander Nitsche as its chief financial officer. He previously served as CFO at Schuler Inc., a metal-forming equipment company. For more, click here.


QRS Recycling of New Albany, Indiana will move a single-stream recycling processing operation across the Ohio River to Louisville, Kentucky. The company will retain a metals recycling operation in New Albany. For more, click here.


MaryEllen Etienne, executive director of the Reuse Alliance, is leaving her post with the organization to fill the CEO role at the Reuse Institute.

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10 | Requests for proposals


Phoenix, Arizona is asking for input from innovators with manufacturing processes and technologies that create new products or energy from items found in the trash. The responses from this call for innovators will be used to craft future economic development opportunities for companies interested in growing in Phoenix. Details are available here.


Phoenix, Arizona is seeking innovators to repurpose/recycle the following items: carpeting and carpet foam, furniture, latex paint, mattresses, non-rechargeable batteries, palm fronds, and residential food waste. With the Transforming Trash into Resources Pilot Program Request for Proposals, the City is looking to contract with businesses and nonprofits for creative alternatives that divert these items from the landfill. Details are available here.


The Recycling Partnership, an initiative of the Curbside Value Partnership (CVP), has announced its 2015 funding opportunity for counties, municipalities and solid waste authorities seeking to improve residential curbside recycling infrastructures. Specifically, the grants will provide funding for cart procurement and education and outreach programs. CVP will also provide successful applicants with tailored recycling education campaign materials to support the cart rollout, along with technical assistance for community recycling operations. Final proposals must be received by 5 p.m. EST on April 15, 2015. Details are available here.


Call2Recycle, the manufacturer-backed group that manages battery take-back in North America, is seeking proposals from individuals and entities to help the group examine its processors and sorters over the next two years. For more information, email [email protected].

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.

12 | Jobs available and sought


Senior Associate, Inclusion and Service Equity Director, Cascadia Consulting Group (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.


Marketing and Customer Service Executive, BlackBridge (Huntington, New York).
Details are available here.


Senior Commodities Trader, BlackBridge (Remote-based position).
Details are available here.


Environmental Planner, City of Fort Collins (Fort Collins, Colorado).
Details are available here.


Account Representative, East-Terra Supply (Indianapolis, Indiana).
Details are available here.


Plant Maintenance Technician, Newell Recycling (San Antonio, Texas).
Details are available here.


Inside Sales Associate, Roadrunner Recycling (Northeast U.S.).
Details are available here.


Project Manager, Full Circle Environmental (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.


Sales Engineer, Ameri-Shred Corp. (Alpena, Michigan).
Details are available here.


Account Executive, Liquid Technology (New York City).
Details are available here.


Plastic Sales & Marketing Rep, AMI Trading Inc. (Miami, Florida).
Details are available here.


Executive Director, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.


Product Development Manager, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, Bulk Handling Systems (Eugene, Oregon).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, NRT (Nationwide).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (Nationwide).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, Waste Management (Nationwide).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.


Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California).
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].