1 | Study points to ag-plastic opportunities in Canada
A new study points to widespread underutilized recycling potential for used LDPE generated on farms in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island — and the findings could be applied to other agrarian states or provinces.
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2 | Last chance to enter $20,000 recycling competition
Think you have a great idea to make recycling better? Then it's time to show the recycling community what you can do.
Backed by some of the biggest companies and organizations in waste management and recycling, the Recycling Innovators Forum is a competition to find the next great idea to advance recycling. The top 7-10 nominees will be asked to present their idea to an audience of 150 recycling professionals at the Recycling Innovators Forum on August 26 in Louisville, Kentucky. The winner will receive $20,000, a chance to pitch their idea to venture capitalists and an article covering their idea in Resource Recycling magazine.
Thanks to increased demand, Recycling Innovators Forum organizers have extended the deadline for proposals! Contestants can now submit their proposals through January 18. Please contact [email protected] for more information, including instructions on how to apply.
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3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled polyethylene falls in December
HDPE HMW film pellets rose a penny in late December on a rash of year-end buying for January delivery, but all other grades eased slightly as eager sellers met limited buying interest.
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4 | ISRI highlights plastic progress
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has released its 2012 Scrap Yearbook, which provides a comprehensive overview of the scrap recycling industry in the U.S. with sections on specific commodities.
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5 | Bottle bill to be introduced in Maryland
In Maryland, a lawmaker holding a key legislative position plans to introduce a bill that would establish a container deposit system in the state.
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6 | Book your hotel at the Plastics Recycling Conference
The Plastics Recycling Conference is proud to have chosen the newly renovated Sheraton New Orleans Hotel located in the heart of the Big Easy — New Orleans, Louisiana. Conference attendees will receive a conference room rate of $189 plus taxes for nights booked over the conference dates of March 18-21, based on availability.
Rooms must be booked by Feb. 25. For those who want to come earlier than March 18 or stay longer than March 21 to enjoy the sights and sounds of New Orleans, nights may be booked based on the hotel's prevailing rate and availability. The easiest way to book your hotel rooms is through the conference website.
If you are also attending GPEC, please book your hotel for GPEC dates of March 20-21 here. You will not need to move actual hotel rooms if staying for both conferences, but you may need to have two separate hotel reservations to get the group rate at both conferences.
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7 | Natural gas boom to lead to low-cost polyolefins
Many plastics industry experts are predicting the U.S. will become a major exporter of PE and PP. The reason for this growth in polyolefin production and sales is the rising volumes of low-cost natural gas from shale fields that can be used to make ethylene and propylene. As a consequence, chemical industry analysts say that recycled PE and PP will be fairly inexpensive in the coming years.
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8 | How big is the Chinese plastics industry?
More than 13,000 Chinese plastics converters, each with sales above $3.2 million annually, operated in China in 2011, says the China Plastic Product Industry Association. These companies employed more than 2.5 million workers and shipped 110 billion pounds of products that year.
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9 | NewsBits
Plastics-to-oil, funding and company announcements in this week's NewsBits
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10 | Upcoming conferences & webinars
Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars!
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11 | Jobs Available & Sought
Senior Design Engineer, Large Manufacturer of Size Reduction Equipment and Separation Systems.
Details are available here.
Multiple Positions, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.
Buyer, Winjet Trading Inc. (City of Industry, California).
Details are available here.
Plant Manager, Omni Recovery (Dallas, Texas).
Details are available here.
Various Jobs, The IMS Group (National).
Details are available online.
Purchasing Account Executive, BoRec America, Inc. (Flexible Location).
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, send an email to newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].
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