In This Issue:

1 | Research to explore how MRFs can sort flexible packaging

How successful are existing sortation systems at separating flexible packaging? New research aims to answer that question.

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2 | Nation urged to cut food waste in half by 2030

Two government agencies have announced a goal that could serve as a rallying call to reduce tonnages of disposed food.

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3 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015 answers your questions about mixed-waste MRFs

Next week's Resource Recycling Conference in Indianapolis will help recycling leaders from around the country turn their focus to one of the industry's most divisive subjects: mixed-waste processing facilities, often known as "dirty" MRFs.

Several major U.S. municipalities have recently given the green light to MRF projects that will aim to separate recyclables from organics and other materials in the residential waste stream. At Resource Recycling Conference 2015, multiple sessions will delve into the issue, offering attendees a comprehensive and objective look at the equipment, cost structures and policy goals surrounding the adoption of the mixed-waste processing approach.

Do you have concerns about the quality of material yielded by such systems? Do you think an all-in-one-bin approach is the key to curbside growth? No matter your position, the discussions in Indianapolis are not to be missed.

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. Take a look at the full slate of conference sessions here.

4 | Industry continues to rank high in workplace deaths

Workplace fatalities in the U.S. are on the rise, with the waste management sector continuing to represent one of the most dangerous industries in the country.

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5 | Recycle Bowl kicks off

For the fifth year in a row, Keep America Beautiful is hosting a national competition to see which K-12 school can recycle the most.

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6 | PA bill would cut back rural recycling requirements

A bill introduced in Pennsylvania would relieve some rural areas in the state from providing collection and recycling services as required under a 1988 law.

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7 | Only a few days left to book hotel for Resource Recycling Conference 2015

The 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 future years.

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.

8 | NewsBits

Volvo looks into robotic collection, and one of the world's most famous celebrities invests in a waste management newcomer.

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9 | Industry and supplier news

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. and science education nonprofit group JASON are again teaming up to organize a recycling awareness video and poster contest for students grades K-12. For more, click here.

The National Waste & Recycling Association has awarded Zero Waste Energy and Blue Line Transfer the Recycling Equipment Innovator of the Year Award. For more, click here.

The American Wood Council and the Building Materials Reuse Association have assembled an online database for wood reuse and recycling opportunities across the U.S. For more, click here.

Shredder manufacturer Vecoplan has named Matt Osborne as the company's director of customer relations. For more, click here.

10 | Requests for proposals

New Jersey's Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) solid waste division is seeking technologies and projects that provide a beneficial use of landfill gas emitted and collected from the ACUA landfill. This is a request for information as a means of technical discovery and information gathering for planning purposes. For information, click here. Responses are due by Oct. 30 at 4 p.m.

The 31st International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management invites abstract submissions from all areas of solid waste technology and management for oral or poster presentations at the conference. To submit an abstract, or to view the detailed call for papers, please visit solid-waste.org.

The City of Austin is accepting letters of interest from recycling and reuse companies and organizations interested in locating at Austin's [re]Manufacturing Hub. This in-development industrial park is positioned to become a home for the local circular economy and aims to retain and grow zero-waste businesses. Letters of interest are being accepted until Oct. 19.

11 | 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.

12 | Jobs available and sought

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

Various Positions, Spoiler Alert (Boston, Mass.)
Details are available here.

Director of Community Environmental Services, Portland State University (Portland, Ore.)
Details are available here.

Policy and Program Intern, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Mass.)
Details are available here.

Communications Intern, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Mass.)
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.

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.

Enterprise 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].