In This Issue:

1 | Export volume, price declined in 2012

At 4.43 billion pounds, the volume of recovered plastics exported in 2012 was down 5.4 percent over the 4.69 billion pounds exported in 2011. At 21.05 cents per pound, the weighted average price for exported plastics in 2012 was down, as well, by 5.7 percent from the full-year 2011 standing of 22.32.

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2 | Don't miss these top companies at the Plastics Recycling Conference

With four weeks to go until the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, over 400 companies have already signed up to participate. With many more registrations pending, this year's conference can't be missed. Come join us in New Orleans and connect with these exciting firms!

3M Company • 4R Sustainability • AAA Polymer, Inc. • Able plastics • Accurate Color • ACRC • ADG Solutions • Advance Resource Management Services LLC • Advanced Extrusion Solutions • AERT, Inc. • Agilyx Corporation • AK Recycling • All Points Recycling • All-New Inc. • Amcor Rigid Plastics • America Chung Nam • American Chemistry Council • American Paper Recycling Corp • AMI Trading (USA) Inc. • AMUT North America • AMUT S.P.A. • APEXICAL, INC. • APM Investment, Inc. • Appertain Corp. • Approtec Ran-Le • Asahi Kasei NA • Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) • Astro Industries, Inc. • ATC Globalwide Co. Ltd. • ATC Plastics LLC • Avangard Innovative • Avery Dennison • AYU Global Resources, Inc. • B+B America LLC • Balcones Recycling • Balcones Resources Inc. • Balemaster • Barnet Polymers • Barrette Outdoor Living • Beckart Environmental, Inc. • Bepex International, LLC • Berry Plastics • Bhai Bhai Plastic Putting Industries • Biopla Products Factory • Birch Plastics, Inc. • BlackBridge Investments, LLC • BlackHorse Waste Trading • Blue Mountain Plastics • Blue Ridge Plastics, an ITW Company • Bluestar Silicones • Bosgen Inc. • BP • BPR Plastics • Bromley Plastics corporation • Bro-Tex, Inc. • Brunson Recycling • Buckeye Polymers • Buhler Group • Can-Am Recycling • Canon Virginia Inc • Canterbury Engineering • Caraustar Recycling • CarbonLITE Industries LLC • Carhart Products • CB Manufacturing & Sales Co., Inc. • Cellmark Recycling • Centennial Recycling • Chambersburg Waste Paper Co. Inc • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP • CHG-MERIDIAN US Finance, Ltd • China Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Association • China Scrap Plastics Association and China Scrap Plastics Magazine • Chinga Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association Reused and Recycling Branch • Chittenden Solid Waste District • Choice Plastics • Chuddyh Integrated Services Limited • cieTrade Systems Inc. • CIF • City Carton Recycling • Clean Tech • CleanFARMS Inc. • Clear Path Recycling LLC • Close the Loop • Coca-Cola de Mexico • Coca-Cola Refreshments • Cofit International • Colgate-Palmolive • Columbia Recycling Corporation • Combined Resources, Inc. • Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc. • Community Recycling • ConAgra Foods • Cox Enterprises • C-Square Intl. Trading • Cumberland Recycling & Colortronic North America • Custom Polymers PET, LLC • Custom Polymers Inc. • DAK Americas LLC • Dart Container • Davis Recycling • Davis-Standard, LLC • Denton Plastics, Inc. • Dorstener Wire Tech • DPM, Inc. • DSM Environmental Services, Inc. • Eagle Recycling • Eastman Chemical Company • EcoPET Plastics • Ecoplast • Ecostar • eFactor3, LLC • Ekman Recycling • EMCC • Emerald Pacific Resources • Empacar S.A. • Encore • Encorp Pacific (Canada) • Engineered Recycling Company • Enviro Vision Technologies LLC • Envision Plastics • EQ - The Environmental Quality Co. • EREMA North America, Inc. • ERIEZ • Ettlinger North America • Evergreen Companies • Evergreen Fiber Sales • Everison International Group Inc. • Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc. • Extricom GmbH • Extrusion Control & Supply, Inc. • ExxonMobil Chemical • EZ Products, LLC • Fiber Composites • Fiberon Decking, LLC • Fibertech Inc. • Fibertex Corporation • Fimic s.a.s. • Foodservice Packaging Institute • Forest Fibers Inc. • Fort Jackson Recycling Center • Fr. Meyer's Sohn NA LLC (FMS Logistics) • Friends Plastic Co. Ltd. • Gala Industries, Inc. • GDB International, Inc. • General Logistics International • Geo Trade Intl. • Giordano Recycling • Global Consultants Services • Gneuss, Inc. • Golden Sunshine Metal Ltd, Canada • Goodwill Industries International • Goulston Technologies, Inc. • GP Harmon Recycling LLC • Gracious Living Corporation • Granutech-Saturn Systems • Green Border Recycling Corp • Green Line Polymers, Inc. • Greencore Recycling a Division of Petoskey Plastics • GreenMantra Technologies • Greenway Recycling, Inc. • Gros Executive Recruiters • Guangyi Group (U.S.A), Inc. • Gulfstream Recycling • Hamos GmbH • HAVI Global Solutions • Haycore • Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council • Heng Ye USA Plastic, Inc. • Herbold USA • Heritage Bag • Hilex Poly Co. LLC • Hosokawa Polymer Systems • I.E.I. • Imerys • Indiana Polymers • Indorama Ventures • Industrial Recyclers • Innovative Recycling • InoMedic Health Applications • Intellectual Ventures • InterGroup International, Ltd. • International Paper • International Plastics Recycling • Intonu, LLC • IPS Balers • ISRI • Jelliff Corp. • JET Polymer Recycling, Inc. • Jordan Reduction Solutions • Key Recycling • Kice Industries • Kimberly-Clark Corporation • KJ Plastics • Klockner Pentaplast • Krauss Maffei Corporation • Kreyenborg Industries • Krones • KW Plastics Recycling Division • L&P Wire Tie Systems • Laird Plastics • Lian Kuai Co., Ltd. • Lindner America LLC • Lipmann Group • Lone Star Chemical • Lucent Polymers • Lunnex Chemical Fiber (Fuzhou) Co. Ltd • MacDermid, Inc. • Maine Plastics Inc • Marglen Industries, Inc. • Marpan Recycling • Marshall County Solid Waste • Master Mark Plastics • McDunnough, Inc. • MCS Industries, Inc. • Mervis Industries, Inc. • Mes Bre Limited • Metro Recycling Solutions • MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc. • Midland Davis • Midwest FIber Recycling • Mighty Ocean Inc. • Millholland Conrad, Inc. • Milliken & Company • Modern Dispersions South • Modern Taameer Co. • Mohawk Industries • Moore Recycling Associates, Inc. • Mother Parkers • MRC Polymers • MSS, Inc. • MST Global Recycle Group (US) LLC. • Nakamura Kasei Kogyo • Nam Polymers • NAPCOR • National Recovery Technology, Inc. • NatureWorks LLC • Netafim • New River Polymers LLC • New World Recycle, S.A. • Newport CH International • NexCycle • Next Generation Recycling Machines, Inc. • Nextek Ltd. • Nextlife Enterprises LLC • Northstar Recycling Inc • Nursery Supplies Inc. • Nuvida Plastic Technology Inc. • Olympick Recycling LLC • Omnisphere Corporation • Omya • ORPET, LLC • Owl Plastics • P.K. Consulting • Pacific Genesis Resources, LLC • Padnos • Parallel Products • Patrick J. Kelly Drums • Pelletron Corporation • Penda Corporation • Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc. • Pepsico, Inc. • Perpetual Recycling Solutions • PETCAN Recycling LLC • Petoskey Plastics • PetStar, SAPI de CV • Philadelphia Plastic Recycling, Inc. • Phoenix Technologies International, LLC • Pinnacle Recycling Inc • Pioneer Industries International • PlasMet, LLP • Plastic Recyclers Southeast, Inc. • Plastic Revolutions • Plastic Technologies, Inc. • Plastics Forming Enterprises LLC • Plastics Holdings Inc. • Plastics In Packaging Magazine • Plastics News • Plastics Technology • Plastics Today • Plastrec • Polar Beverage • PolyAd Services • Poly-America, LP • Polymer Consulting International • PolyQuest, Inc. • Polywin Corporation • Poseidon Logistics, Inc. • Pralumex, Inc • Prime Plastic Products, Inc. • Prinsco • Private • Pro Pellets • Processing Technologies International, LLC • Procter & Gamble • Progressive Waste Solutions • PTi • Purified Plastic • Purolator-EFP • QRS Direct • Quincy Recycle • Rapid Granulator, Inc. • Ravago Manufacturing Americas • Reciclamax SAC • ReCommunity • RecycleForce • Recycle-Logic Inc. • Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project, Cornell University • Recycling Technology Consultants • Recycling Today Media Group • Regional Municipality of Niagara, Public Works • Reliable Industries • Renuco Recycling LLC • Republic Services • Residue Recycling, Inc. • Resin Technology, Inc. • Resinate Materials Group • Resource Recycling Systems • Resource Recycling, Inc. • Re-TRAC Connect • Reynolds Leverged Services • RIGK GmbH • Rochester Silver Works, LLC • Royal Paper Stock • RSI • Rugged Liner, Inc. • S+S Inspection, Inc. • Sabert Corp. • Samuel Strapping Systems • San Miguel Industrias PET • Sarg Recycling • Satake USA, Inc. • Schupan Recycling • Scotia Recycling Ltd. • SDS Logistics • Seman Polymers • Secondary Materials Pricing.com • Shanghai Xuntuo Plastics Co.Ltd (American Branch) • Shaw Industries Group • Sigma Recycling Inc./Gemini Corporation N.V. • Sims Municipal Recycling • Siwin Corp. • Smart International, Inc. • Société de gestion des huiles usagées (SOGHU) • SolVin • Sonoco Recycling Inc • Sorema Division of Previero • Southeast Machinery Co Inc • Southeast Recycling Development Council • Spartan Polymers • Spartech Corporation • SPI The Plastics Industry Trade Association • St. Joseph Plastics • Star Impex LLC • Starlinger & Co. Ges.m.b.H • Stewardship Ontario • STF Group • Strategic Partners Group • Syncot Plastics • Talco Plastics, Inc. • Tecnofer • Texas Recycling/Surplus, Inc. • The Bluff Recycling Co ltd • The Coca-Cola Company • The David J Joseph Co • The Dow Chemical Company • The Greenfield Recycling Company • The Lavergne Group • The Procter & Gamble Company • The Traylor Group • TITECH • TM Trade Group, Inc. • Total Product Destruction • Trex Company, Inc. • UDMS • Ultrepet, LLC • Uniplas, Inc. • UNISENSOR GmbH • United Plastic Recycling • United Plastics, Inc. • United Synthetics, Inc. • UpCycle Polymers, LLC • US Fibers • VAN DYK Recycling Solutions • Vecoplan, LLC • Verdeco Recycling Inc. • Versa International, LLC • Vincent Corp. • W&W Material Supply • Waste Management • Wellmark LLC • Wimplus Inc. • Wisconsin Plastic Drain Tile • Wise Plastic, S.L. • WL Gore and Associates • WPP&P • Xing Yun International Trade, Inc. • Yantai Recycle Materials International Trade Co., Ltd • Youngrowth Group (Toys) Inc • Zemen Enterprise • Zhaoqing Tifo New Fiber Co., Ltd. • Zimmer America Corporation / S & F Group

3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled polypropylene prices move higher

Prices for recycled polypropylene moved higher in the first half of February following stronger prices for prime material.

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4 | What are the hopes for a Maryland bottle bill?

Prospects for a bottle bill in Maryland are getting cloudier, as two key associations are expressing concerns about legislation that would create a beverage container deposit system in the state.

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5 | Pesticide container recycling ticks up in 2011

The Ag Container Recycling Council has released new collection figures, showing members collected over 8 million pounds of pesticide containers for recycling in 2011, up 1.8 percent from the previous year.

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6 | Patent watch

Patents relating to plastic recycling and remanufacturing have recently been published.

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7 | Plastics Recycling Conference overflow hotel available!

Due to unprecedented demand, we have opened a second room block for Plastics Recycling Conference attendees at the Marriott New Orleans, directly across Canal Street from the Sheraton New Orleans. You may book a room at the Marriott New Orleans at this link. Reservations must be made by March 8 to receive the discounted rate of $229 plus taxes and fees for single/double occupancy.

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.

8 | NewsBits

Bottle lightweighting, bag taxes and job creation in this week's NewsBits

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9 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Senior Design Engineer, Large Manufacturer of Size Reduction Equipment and Separation Systems.
Details are available here.

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].