Resource Recycling Inc.

June 23, 2015

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1 | Recycling Partnership grant helps East Lansing switch to carts


The city of East Lansing, Mich. will switch to a cart-based collection system and expand materials accepted at the curb, thanks in part to a $125,000 grant from The Recycling Partnership.

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2 | Latest EPA figures highlight effect of evolving ton


Numbers released late last week by the U.S. EPA suggest the nation's recovery of recyclables is at a standstill, with recycling and composting flat in 2013. Industry experts pointed to the shifting material mix as a primary factor in the stagnant U.S. recycling rate.

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3 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: Grasping the global industry


The upcoming Resource Recycling Conference will start with a fascinating look at how the interconnected pieces of materials recovery come together in a keynote address from Adam Minter, award-winning Bloomberg journalist and author of the 2013 book "Junkyard Planet."


Minter comes from a family of Midwest scrap yard owners and now lives in Southeast Asia, where he covers the evolving waste management sphere there and elsewhere across the world. His understanding of the multitude of markets where materials end up puts him in a unique position to offer a holistic view of the industry. His talk will enlighten all recycling pros on current global realities and how specific impacts are felt all the way back to curbside.


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

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4 | International Paper reports decrease in OCC recovery


International Paper is headed away from its goal of recycling more old corrugated containers, according to the company's latest sustainability report.

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5 | ISRI: Residents oppose one-bin collections


The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries says a new poll supports its position opposing one-bin collections for delivery to mixed-waste processing facilities.

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6 | Wide world of recycling


A London-area authority will stop collecting organics in front of every house and will instead implement communal food scrap drop-off sites, and the African country of Malawi is set to ban plastic bags.

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7 | Grant watch


Nebraska provided more than $2 million for tire collection and recycling efforts, and a New Jersey town will use a $10,000 grant to help build a recycling center.

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8 | NewsBits


A trend toward carts and single-stream collections is partly to blame for the recycling industry's woes, according to an article in The Washington Post. Meanwhile, Oregon school districts are now required to phase out the use of expanded polystyrene.

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9 | 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.

10 | Jobs available and sought


SMM Staff Engineer, SCS Engineers (Pasadena, California).
Details are available here.


Communications and Development Director, Maine Resource Recovery Association (Maine).
Details are available here.


Recycling Outreach and Sustainability Manager, Rethink Waste (Bay Area, California).
Details are available here.


Program Analyst, District Department of Environment (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.


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.


Sales Executive, BlackBridge (Neptune, New Jersey).
Details are available here.


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


Marketing & 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.


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


Regional Sales Manager, North America-East, Enevo (East Coast, preferably Boston).
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].