In This Issue:

1 | Indy hosts industry leaders

The sixth Resource Recycling Conference, held this week in Indianapolis, brought recycling leaders together at a time when the industry is encountering a number of twists and turns.

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2 | Keynote offers deep look at global shift in material demand

Noted scrap journalist Adam Minter framed the new world order of recycling survival in unique terms: U.S. recycling programs are engaged in a worldwide battle over bale quality.

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3 | Closed Loop Fund announces $7.8 million in recycling loans

The Closed Loop Fund, a recycling-focused investment group founded by nine major corporations, has made its first significant funding announcement. The funding goes to a plastics recovery facility in Baltimore and two Midwest communities aiming to switch from dual- to single-stream recycling collection programs.

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4 | Study identifies top solutions for marine debris

The head of the plastics division of the American Chemistry Council recently spoke with Resource Recycling about a holistic study on the largest sources of marine debris and a new report that pinpoints possible pragmatic solutions.

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5 | Robotic sortation technology takes Innovators award

The third-annual Recycling Innovators Forum has awarded $20,000 to AMP Robotics, a Colorado-based startup that aims to provide low-cost robotic sortation options to the recycling industry.

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6 | In My Opinion: Indy MRF project wastes chance for change

The leader of the Indiana Recycling Coalition explains why Indianapolis needs to press "pause" on plans for construction of a mixed-waste materials recovery facility.

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7 | MRF of the Moment: Pratt opens facility adjacent to Georgia mill

At a time when low commodity prices are prompting some companies to shutter MRFs, Pratt Industries has opened a new state-of-the-art facility at its corporate headquarters in Georgia.

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8 | San Jose may fine residents who trash the recycling mix

With a contamination rate much higher than nearby Oakland, the city of San Jose, Calif. is looking at getting tough on offenders.

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9 | National Stewardship Action Council forms to lobby for EPR laws

The California Product Stewardship Council has helped form a new group to advocate for extended producer responsibility laws around the country.

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10 | NewsBits

A study shows roughly eight in 10 consumers see the word "recyclable" on a product as desirable, and a MRF efficiency expert discusses the keys to maximizing profit.

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11 | Industry and supplier news

UPSTREAM has hired Jamie Rhodes, an environmental attorney with experience in extended producer responsibility legislation, as its new program director. For more, click here.

Club Coffee has received Biodegradable Products Institute certification for its compostable single-use coffee pod, called PurPod100. For more, click here.

California-based packaging printer Superior Lithographics is the latest company to join the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's How2Recycle Label Program. For more, click here.

The American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Awards for Innovation in Plastics Recycling. For more, click here.

Bigbelly, Inc. will install its smart garbage and recycling receptacles throughout Los Angeles' Ninth Council District, located in the southeastern part of the city. For more, click here.

12 | Requests for proposals

The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority is issuing an RFP for the transportation and recycling of ash residue from the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility in Dickerson, Md. For additional information, please visit nmwda.org/procurement-opportunities.

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. Responses are due by Oct. 31.

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.

13 | 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.

14 | Jobs available and sought

Project Assistant, Recycling & Materials Management, Cascadia Consulting (Oakland, Calif.)
Details are available here.

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.

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.

Technical Support Specialist, Enevo (Boston, Mass.)
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].