In This Issue:

1 | Procter & Gamble joins The Recycling Partnership

Procter & Gamble Co. is putting its consumer-products heft behind The Recycling Partnership.

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2 | Study examines flow of packaging at MRFs

Just because a wide array of packaging makes it into a curbside cart or bin doesn't mean it'll make it into a bale. Up-to-date sortation equipment, as well as recycling-friendly product design and consumer best practices, can help improve the chances, a study finds.

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3 | Book your hotel room for the Resource Recycling Conference

The 2015 Resource Recycling Conference is proud to have chosen the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown as this year's conference venue and host hotel. The Indianapolis Marriott offers premier accommodations in the heart of Indiana's capital.

To get the most out of your conference experience we recommend you stay at the host hotel, where hundreds of recycling professionals will be an open door away. Your room reservation at the conference host hotel ensures lower registration rates for current and future years.

Book your reservations here.

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, exhibiting and sponsoring.

4 | EU leaders push mandatory 70 percent recycling target

Members of the European Parliament want the 507 million residents of EU countries to throw away less and recycle more in the future. A lot more.

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5 | Wide world of recycling

A small Italian city has reached an 85 percent recycling rate, and world soccer governing body FIFA is developing recycling plans leading up to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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6 | NewsBits

Southern California communities are being urged to make big changes to their waste management systems, and a state-funded project in Michigan is looking into the potential value of landfilled recyclables.

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7 | Industry and supplier news

Harris Waste Management Group has named Case Atchison the equipment company's western regional sales manager. For more, click here.

Cart and bin maker Toter has added two regional sales managers to its team, Gareth Buxton and Blake Wetzel. For more, click here.

Recycling incentives company Recyclebank has released a series of infographics on the importance and value of recycling. For more, click here.

GreenWaste Recovery has opened a 40-tons-per-hour single-stream facility in San Jose, Calif. 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

Certification and Training Manager, U.S. Zero Waste Business Council (Corona Del Mar, Orange County, Calif.).
Details are available here.

Manager Recovered Fiber, American Forest & Paper Association (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.

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

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

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

Technical Support Specialist, Enevo (Boston, Mass.).
Details are available here.

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

Sales Executive, BlackBridge (Neptune, N.J.).
Details are available here.

Senior Recycling Broker, BlackBridge (Neptune, N.J.).
Details are available here.

Marketing & Customer Service Executive, BlackBridge (Huntington, N.Y.).
Details are available here.

Director of Sales, WasteZero (Raleigh, N.C.).
Details are available here.

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

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

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

Marketing and Customer Service Executive, BlackBridge (Huntington, N.Y.).
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, Ore.).
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, Mass.).
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].