In This Issue:

1 | Coalition of companies tackles labels

A coalition of 30 companies led by Eastman Chemical Co. has formed to address recycling issues relating to full-wrap labels on PET bottles.

READ MORE>>

2 | 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 may need to have two separate hotel reservations to get the group rate at both conferences, however you will not need to move actual hotel rooms if staying for both conferences, nor will you need to re-check in at the front desk.

3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PP prices rose in January

Prices for CoPP and HoPP repro were higher by at least a penny in January due to seasonal demand. Black HoPP repro was reported around 43-44 cents per pound, with CoPP black repro closer to 50 cents per pound.

READ MORE>>

4 | Canada crunches the numbers on plastics-to-fuel

If all the non-recycled plastics that are currently put into Canadian landfills each year were instead converted to energy using currently available technologies, this action would generate enough fuel for over 600,000 automobiles annually. That's the conclusion of new research carried out on behalf of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association.

READ MORE>>

5 | Scrap plastic to 3-D printer stock

The future is coming to desktops and can be fueled by empty soda and milk bottles, among other scrap plastics.

READ MORE>>

6 | NewsBits

Plastic bags, patents and industry announcements in this week's NewsBits

READ MORE>>

7 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars!

8 | 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.

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].