In This Issue:

1 | Walmart's Kaplan joins Closed Loop Fund

Sustainability executive Rob Kaplan has left Walmart for the Closed Loop Fund, an organization the retail giant helped birth.

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2 | Aluminum can recycling rate reaches 56.7 percent

The recycling rate for aluminum cans reached its highest level in 17 years, although an estimated $800 million worth of the metal is still landfilled each year.

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3 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: A networking hotbed

"This was the best networking conference I've ever attended." That was the feedback offered from one industry executive at the close of this year's Resource Recycling Conference, and the upcoming edition will offer the same opportunities for key connections.

The 2015 Resource Recycling Conference, taking place in Indianapolis in September, will be attracting top industry decision-makers for a full slate of education sessions as well as a number of co-located events, including the National Recycling Coalition's annual members meeting and workshops being produced by The Recycling Partnership. The array of programming geared to leading recycling executives and officials simply cannot be found at any other North American recycling gathering.

If you want your municipality or firm to be part of the conversations shaping the future of materials diversion and sustainability, mark your calendar now for Resource Recycling Conference 2015.

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

4 | And the Emmy goes to … bottle recycling?

A six-and-a-half-minute report walking viewers through plastic beverage container recycling has been nominated for a Los Angeles-area Emmy Award.

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5 | Wide world of recycling

Waste management companies in the U.K. want local government to share in the financial risk of recycling, and a PET recycling plant in South Africa is the first in Africa producing recovered material for use in Coca-Cola containers.

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6 | NewsBits

Paper company Pratt Industries is on track to open a mammoth recycled paperboard mill this October, and a group in Quebec has offered up millions of dollars to improve glass recycling.

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7 | Industry and supplier news

AMUT has partnered with Italy's University of Pisa to work on researching plastic materials processing. The aim is to develop and test new polymers that are produced from renewable sources and recycled materials. For more, click here.

On-board truck scale maker Creative Microsystems has launched a LoadMan website that's optimized for mobile phones and includes an online store for parts and accessories as well as other features. For more, click here.

Fibertech has opened a 45,000-square-foot expansion of its Elberfeld, Ind. location. The company makes industrial containers and carts for materials storage. It also recycles a variety of industrial plastic products into new products. For more, click here.

Industrial Magnetics has announced plans to build a 16,000-square-foot addition to the Boyne City, Mich. company's headquarters. The company makes magnetic products for separating and moving metal materials. For more, click here.

SUEZ Environnement North America has opened a corporate office in Paramus, N.J. Among other services, the company collects and processes 55,000 tons of recyclable materials each year. For more, click here.

XeroWaste Solutions is now an accredited reseller of GMT CLEAR waste management software, which aims to help increase efficiencies for recycling and other waste-management functions. XeroWaste Solutions is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more, click here.

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.

9 | Jobs available and sought

Manager, Recycling Programs, Keep America Beautiful (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.

Freelance Writers, Recycling Outreach, RECYCLIST.co (Truckee, California or telecommute).
Details are available here.

Senior Recycling Broker, BlackBridge (Neptune, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Marketing and Customer Service Executive, BlackBridge (Huntington, New York).
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.

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

Plant Manager, QRS (Baltimore, Maryland).
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.

Account Executive, Liquid Technology (New York City).
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 Scott Beck at [email protected].