In This Issue:

1 | 2015 Recycling Innovators Forum launches

Hungry entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for improving the recycling industry will receive a helping hand this fall.

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2 | UPSTREAM releases model bill for statewide EPR

A policy advocacy group says it has a plan for extended producer responsibility in the U.S. that stakeholders here may actually be willing to get behind.

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3 | Low commodity prices dent hauler revenues

First quarter results for America's largest publicly traded waste management companies indicate recycled commodity pricing is causing significant losses.

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4 | KAB offers ideas on boosting office recycling

Offices will generate more recyclable materials and less contamination if each employee is given a large recycling bin and small garbage can, according to a study.

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5 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: Connect with groups that matter

This fall's Resource Recycling Conference will offer workshops, sessions and meetings featuring the leading industry associations. Be sure to be on hand in Indianapolis to grow your understanding of the industry via the following groups, all of which will have a presence at the show:

American Chemistry Council
American Forest & Paper Association
American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN)
Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
Carton Council
Closed Loop Fund
Environmental Protection Agency
Indiana Recycling Coalition
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
Keep America Beautiful
National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
National Recycling Coalition
Product Stewardship Institute
Recycling Partnership
Re-Trac Connect
Southeast Recycling Development Council
State recycling organizations

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.

6 | First statewide mattress stewardship effort goes into effect

Connecticut on May 1 implemented the nation's first statewide mattress stewardship program, which establishes 50 sites where residents can drop off old mattresses for free.

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7 | Recycling curriculum added at select public schools

Thousands of K-12 students in New York, Maryland and Michigan will begin studying the science of recycling this year as part of a pilot project.

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8 | Coca-Cola grant program brings 5,300 bins

Thousands of recycling bins will be shipped to communities around the U.S. as part of the 2015 Coca-Cola Bin Grant Program.

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9 | NewsBits

Another Georgia brewer will use a high-recycled-content-aluminum can, and the first fully compostable single-serve coffee pods to hit the U.S. mass market will come out by the end of the year.

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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.

11 | Jobs available and sought

Associate, Analysis and Strategy, Cascadia Consulting Group (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.

Director of Sales, WasteZero (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Director of Municipal Partnerships, WasteZero (North Andover, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Zero Waste Enterprise Coordinator, Rural Action (The Plains, Ohio).
Details are available here.

Account Manager, North America-West, Enevo (San Francisco, California).
Details are available here.

Regional Sales Manager, North America-East, Enevo (East Coast).
Details are available here.

Consultant to Public Agencies, HF & H (Irvine, California).
Details are available here.

Drivers, Universal Recycling & Scrap Iron Corp. (Farmingdale, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Regional Plant Manager, Smurfit Kappa Orange County, LLC (Fort Smith, Arkansas).
Details are available here.

Project Associate, GreenBlue (Charlottesville, Virginia).
Details are available here.

Project Manager, Sustainable Packaging Coalition, GreenBlue (Charlottesville, Virginia).
Details are available here.

Zero Waste Field Manager, Eco-Cycle (Boulder County, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Statewide Resources Section Manager, Washington Department of Ecology (Lacey, Washington).
Details are available here.

Environmental Associate, Residential and Special Projects Zero Waste Associate, City and County of San Francisco.
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, QRS (Baltimore, Maryland).
Details are available here.

Resource Management Coordinator and Supervisor, City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Details are available here.

Director of Sustainability, Keene State College (Keene, New Hampshire).
Details are available here.

Staff Writer, Recycling & Materials Management, Cascadia Consulting Group (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.

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.
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.

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].