1 | Pessimism abounds for PE recycling industry
Market observers are suggesting the value of recovered polyethylene will trend downward due to weakening primary feedstock prices.
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2 | Plastics Recycling 2012: China delegation on its way
The recycling division of the China Plastic Processing Industry Association (CPPIA) has announced it is sponsoring a 40-member Chinese delegation to attend the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference.
CPPIA represents buyers, sellers and reprocessors of recycled plastics throughout China. Additionally, the organization publishes China Scrap Plastics magazine, which focuses on plastics recycling markets, imports, exports and policy in Asia, and hosts the annual ChinaReplas conference.
The 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference, to be held March 20-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.
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3 | PetroChem Wire: PP pellet prices extended declines
Recycled polypropylene pellet prices extended their declines slightly in December, but prices for regrind and scrap held steady.
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4 | Recycling volumes to decline from distribution centers
A seminal change in how foreign goods are handled in the U.S. will result in a decline in recovered plastics and paper from large distribution centers.
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5 | Bloomberg's PlaNYC promises more diversion
In his State of the City address, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined his priorities for the Big Apple, which include expanding recycling in the city.
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6 | Communities grapple with plastic bags
Communities continue to struggle with a way to handle plastic bags, with solutions ranging from outright bans to experimental recycling programs.
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7 | For Georgia company, carpet is black gold
Clean Energy Conversions has recently raised $10 million to build a facility at the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority in northern Georgia that will produce crude oil from plastics extracted from waste carpet, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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8 | NewsBits
Patents and global plastics recycling news this week's NewsBits
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9 | Upcoming conferences & webinars
Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars!
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10 | Jobs Available & Sought
Purchasing Account Executive, BoRec America, Inc. (Flexible Location).
Details are available here.
Service and Repair Technician, Steinert US.
Details are available here.
Service Manager, Steinert US.
Details are available here.
Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.
Regional Manager, Steinert US.
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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