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1 | FPI announces foam recycling equipment grants
A new grant program will help U.S. and Canadian organizations purchase the equipment needed to process and prepare expanded polystyrene for recycling.
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2 | Plastics Recycling 2015: Just 10 days left for discounted hotel rate
To get the most out of the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference, be sure to stay at the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion. All of the conference events will be taking place at the Hyatt Regency, so by booking your room there, you'll ensure your place at the center of the networking and deal-making action.
Up until Jan. 30, attendees can book a room at the Hyatt at a discounted rate of $198, plus taxes. However, once that date passes – or the conference room block sells out – room prices will increase. Act now and book your hotel room here!
Plastics Recycling 2015 is taking place Feb. 23-25 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas. Head to plasticsrecycling.com for all the information on attending, exhibiting and sponsoring.
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3 | Curbside foam collection a reality in some cities
New York City's recent decision to ban foam food service products due to curbside recycling obstacles has raised another question: What are other municipalities doing with the material?
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4 | Recycling interests play small role in campaign funding
Recently elected Congressional members raised hundreds of millions of dollars from individuals and political action committees in the lead-up to voting last November. An analysis of campaign spending records indicates, however, that the recycling industry remains a relatively small player in campaign financing.
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5 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled polypropylene pellet price weakens in new year
FDA-sanctioned post-consumer CoPP black recycled pellet material was reported sold last week at over 60 cpp delivered U.S. locations East of the Rocky Mountains. CoPP post-consumer black pellets without any FDA approval saw buying interest closer to 50 cpp FOB US East Coast, down a penny from the previous week. HoPP back repro moved lower too in tandem with CoPP, with that market pegged at 48-49 cpp FOB East Coast as offers at 50 cpp FOB attracted little buying interest.
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6 | Scrap export figures rise again after hiccup
Exports of scrap plastics in October 2014 continued their overall rebound from year-previous shipping levels.
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7 | Plastics Recycling 2015: The real impact of mixed-waste MRFs on plastics recovery
The resurgence of mixed-waste processing facilities, often known as "dirty" MRFs, has sparked a lively debate in recycling. Several major U.S. municipalities have recently given the green light to sizable MRF projects that will aim to separate recyclables from organics and other materials in the residential waste stream.
That raises a core question for plastics recycling stakeholders: What effect will these types of facilities have on plastics recovery? At Plastics Recycling 2015, attendees will get the first-hand perspective from various stakeholders involved with both the building of a mixed-waste MRF and the consumers of recyclable materials from that type of facility.
Look to the stage in Dallas for a well-balanced look at dirty MRF technology, inputs, output, quality, economics, future projections and more.
Plastics Recycling 2015 is taking place Feb. 23-25 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas. Head to plasticsrecycling.com for all the information on attending, exhibiting and sponsoring.
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8 | NewsBits
A researcher in Hong Kong is hard at work on speeding up the recycling of mixed plastics while diaper recovery appears to be taking its first, tentative steps forward. We break down those stories and more in this week's edition of NewsBits.
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9 | Upcoming conferences & 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.
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10 | Jobs available & sought
Marketing Manager, Plastics Sales & Trading, TKO Polymers (Atlanta, Georgia).
Details are available here.
Plastic Trader, Ekman Group (Multiple U.S. locations).
Details are available here.
Plastic Sales & Marketing Rep, AMI Trading Inc. (Miami, Florida).
Details are available here.
President, ReTech, LLC (Grafton, Ohio).
Details are available here.
Product Development Manager, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Illinois).
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 web content manager Jade Rhianna at [email protected].
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