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1 | Major Midwest plastics recycling firm closes
One of the country's largest plastics reclaimers has abruptly closed its doors.
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2 | Do you have recycling's next big idea?
The second annual Recycling Innovators Forum is set to offer funding for ideas that have the potential to transform recycling collection or processing. The application process for the contest is now open.
Sponsored by Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, Resource Recycling and Waste Management, the 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum is a venue for inventors and innovative organizations to present their game-changing ideas on how to advance the industry. The Forum offers innovators throughout the recycling community the chance to compete for additional funding, marketing opportunities and industry support.
Co-located with the annual Resource Recycling Conference, the Forum is designed to elevate the best and brightest ideas in recycling to the national stage and connect innovators to the companies, institutions and organizations that can help turn great concepts into reality. Original ideas, inventions and processes presented at the Forum are "shovel-ready" and capable of producing a palpable and immediate impact on the recycling industry.
The competition will be held on Sept. 15, the day before the start of the 2014 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 recyclinginnovators.com.
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3 | Scrap plastics exports stay flat in January
During the first month of this year, exports of scrap plastics of all resin types were flat compared with both December 2013 and year-over-year (YOY) figures.
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4 | MRFs taking on more plastic foodservice packaging
A new survey on foodservice packaging (FSP) accepted at North American materials recovery facilities provides some much needed food for thought.
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5 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled HIPS up a penny in March
An increase in recycled polystyrene prices in March continues a trend tied to prime PS prices, which have been firming.
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6 | Patent watch
Take a look at some of the latest industry innovations moving through the patent process, including a California company's technology for creating wax products out of recovered resins.
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7 | NewsBits
Oral care company Colgate steps up to the recycling plate and farmers in Vermont are hitting it out of the park thanks to a free pilot program to recycle ag-plastics. It's all covered in this week's edition of NewsBits.
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8 | Industry and supplier news
The EPS Industry Alliance has awarded its annual Excellence in EPS Recycling Award to ReFoamIt, a Massachusetts company that organizes foam recycling collections. The award is presented to companies that display an extraordinary commitment to the advancement of expanded polystyrene recycling. ReFoamIt organized over 60 foam recycling collection events for 12 percent of Massachusetts municipalities in 2013. For more, visit www.epsindustry.org.
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9 | 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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10 | Upcoming conferences & webinars
Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars.
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11 | Jobs Available & Sought
Recycling Program Administrator, City of Denver (Denver, Colorado).
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.
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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