Plastics Recycling Update

Feb. 27, 2014

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1 | Plastic lumber firm forced to drop recycled content claims


N.E.W. Plastics, a maker of alternative plastic products, has agreed to take back its recycling-related claims in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2014: Extra events mean extra value


Besides the thought-provoking sessions and bustling trade show, Plastics Recycling 2014 also offers attendees a full plate of ancillary meetings and networking opportunities that will make the trip to Orlando even more worth your while.


The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) invites all conference registrants to attend a reception before the conference formally kicks off. The reception will be Monday, March 10, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.


The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) will hold its annual membership meeting on March 12-13. Following the Plastics Recycling Conference, the Society of Plastics Engineers' Plastics Environmental Division's 2014 GPEC will take place March 12-14. And on the afternoon of March 10, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association is offering a half-day summit to highlight emerging technologies that will shape the future of the plastics recycling industry.


Finally, the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers is offering "an update on the state of the plastics recycling industry" at a free informational breakfast on the morning of March 12.


For more information and to register for these can't-miss gatherings, click here.


Don't miss Plastics Recycling 2014, to be held March 11-12 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

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3 | How will latest truck fuel guidelines affect plastics recyclers?


Stricter fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks could have ripple effects in the plastics recycling industry.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: Tight supply drives recycled PS higher


HIPS mixed color regrind was sold as high as 52 cents per pound FOB U.S. East Coast in the first half of February, up 4 cents per pound from January.

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5 | Attention, innovators: Prime funding opportunity awaits


The deadline to submit proposals to compete in the 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum is fast approaching.


Those interested in having their idea considered for the Forum have until April 30 to submit proposals. The Forum is seeking the top ideas in how to advance recycling, including new plastics processing or collection methods, improving recyclable quality and other areas. The individuals behind the top 10 ideas will be asked to present them to a panel of judges and an assembled audience of approximately 200 recycling professionals.


The second annual Recycling Innovators Forum is a competition to seek out the highest-return, most actionable new ideas to move recycling forward and is sponsored by Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, Resource Recycling (the parent company of this publication) and Waste Management. The competition will be held on Sept. 15, the day before the start of the annual Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans, and will award two $20,000 prizes to the top two of the 10 Forum finalists.


For more information about competing in, or attending, this free event, visit www.recyclinginnovators.com.

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6 | Plastics Recycling 2014: Come discuss the post-Green Fence era


Join the China Scrap Plastics Association on Monday, March 10 for its Green Fence Forum, including presentations on impacts of the Green Fence on the Chinese market, data analysis on the import of scrap plastics into China and an open discussion about the repercussions of the wide-ranging regulatory effort on the global scrap plastics industry.


If you have any questions about the pre-conference forum or the China scrap plastics market, please contact [email protected].


Don't miss Plastics Recycling 2014, to be held March 11-12 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

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7 | NewsBits


A toy company recently announced it's used more than 20 million recovered milk jugs to make its products over the last five years. That's just one story we're playing with in NewsBits.

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8 | Request for proposals


The Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC), a voluntary industry funded organization that collects and recycles pesticide plastic containers nationwide, is seeking proposals from qualified firms for HDPE pesticide container collection and recycling services in one or more of the following 19 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia. For more information or to obtain an RFQ, contact [email protected].

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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


Manager of Waste Prevention, British Columbia Environmental Standards Branch (Victoria, British Columbia).
Details are available here.


Sales Manager, EREMA North America, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.


Recycling Specialist, City of Livermore (Livermore, California).
Details are available here.


Environmental Engineer, University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida).
Details are available here.


Industrial Development Representative, North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.


Sales Director, Emerald Pacific (Austin, Texas / Mexico City).
Details are available here.


Materials Manager, CP Group (San Diego).
Details are available here.


VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego).
Details are available here.


Sales and Marketing Professional, Birch Plastics, Inc. (Houston).
Details are available here.


Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].

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