In This Issue:

1 | Contamination spawns tighter MRF policies in one city

An evolving ton with more contamination is one reason a Portland, Ore.-area regional government is moving toward licensing and inspecting MRFs, an official said.

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2 | Well-funded battery recycling startup breaks ground

A company using a unique technology for extracting lead from lead-acid batteries has begun construction of a $30 million facility in Nevada.

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3 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: Book your hotel room now

The Resource Recycling Conference is proud to have chosen the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown as this year's conference venue and host hotel. To receive the discounted conference rate of $179 plus taxes, reservations must be made by Sept. 3, 2015.

Don't delay – ensure you get the best hotel rate possible at the premier conference for recycling industry decision-makers. Book your reservations here.

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 | Austin aims to attract recycling and reuse partners

Austin, Texas is already known as the live music capital of the world. Now it's playing the opening riff in an effort to also become a major center of recycled materials consumption.

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5 | Scrap exports continue 2015 doldrums

Exports of scrap materials continued an overall decline year-over-year, with plastics the sole scrap material that has seen increases for the first half of 2015.

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6 | Wide world of recycling

A province in Pakistan moves forward with a plan to build the country's second recycling facility, and a huge food festival in Peru plans to recycle 18 tons of plastic food-service ware this year.

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7 | Patent watch

A concept that would deepen the use of RFID in recycling and a method for recovering waste from fast-food outlets: those developments lead our look at the latest recycling-related patent action.

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8 | One local program will grab $5,000 at Resource Recycling Conference 2015

At next month's Resource Recycling Conference in Indianapolis, The Recycling Partnership will be offering a workshop to help local programs get the info they need to effectively transition to cart-based collection. One program will also walk away with a $5,000 grant to make such action financially feasible.

The grant will go to one motivated attendee of the nonprofit organization's workshop, which will be held Monday, Sept. 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The session is free to attendees of the Resource Recycling Conference. Register for the workshop when you complete your conference registration form.

Click here learn more about The Recycling Partnership workshop and see the full slate of training opportunities held on Sept. 28, the first day of the conference.

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.

9 | NewsBits

Chicago may look to charge single-family households for garbage and recycling collections, a service their property taxes currently fund.

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10 | Industry and supplier news

Kessler Consulting has been selected to develop a Zero Waste Principles and Practices course and certification program, a project led by the Solid Waste Association of North America and the California Resource Recovery Association. For more, click here.

Machinex Technologies announced the grand re-opening of an upgraded MRF owned by Denver-area Alpine Waste and Recycling. For more, click here.

11 | Requests for proposals

The City of Independence, Kansas is seeking proposals from qualified firms for transportation and landfill disposal service including the financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of alternative processes for the municipal solid waste (MSW) delivered to the landfill. Proposals must be submitted to the Independence City Clerk's Office by 2 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2015. For complete details click here.

The Colorado Department of Public Health is currently soliciting proposals for an Integrated Solid Waste and Materials Management Plan (RFP Number 2016000014). For details and to register as a vendor for application, use this online system. Proposals are due at 2 p.m. MDT, Sept. 2, 2015.

PaintCare and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) are soliciting proposals from qualified parties to develop, conduct and analyze a survey of adults to determine public awareness of the architectural paint stewardship program in Oregon. View the RFP here and respond by Sept. 18.

PaintCare and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) are soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to conduct a study on the measurement of, and strategies for, reducing the generation of post-consumer paint. The results of the study will enable PaintCare to establish a baseline and measure progress toward post-consumer paint source reduction. View the RFP here and respond by Sept. 18.

12 | 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.

13 | Jobs available and sought

National Corporate Sales Representative, ARC Broward (Sunrise, Fla.).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, Keter Environmental Services (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

Recycling and Green Community Coordinator, Monroe County Health Department (Monroe, Mich.).
Details are available here.

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

Recycling Outreach and Sustainability Manager, Rethink Waste (California Bay Area).
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.

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

Various Positions, 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].