Plastics Recycling Update

April 4, 2013

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1 | Indiana recycling advocates fight back


Thanks to the efforts of a coalition of stakeholders, recycling funding may soon be restored in Indiana, but those hoping for a container deposit law or other recycling initiative still face an uphill battle.

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2 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled polystyrene prices down a penny in March


Recycled HIPS and GPPS prices fell a penny in March as demand weakened and some end-users continued to look at substitute material, including rPET and prime PS, which showed signs of softening.

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3 | Procter & Gamble goes zero waste


Procter & Gamble, a maker of personal care products and containers, has announced that 45 of its manufacturing facilities worldwide send no waste to landfills.

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4 | Bottle bills on the move this legislative session


In Texas, a handful of lawmakers are crossing their fingers that the Lone Star State will pass a bottle bill, in Hawaii, a measure seeks to roll back the state’s bottle bill and California looks to reform its beverage container redemption program.

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5 | Patent watch


Several patent applications relating to advances in plastics recycling technology have recently been published.

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6 | NewsBits


New announcement in containers, awards and acquisitions in this week's NewsBits.

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7 | Upcoming conferences & webinars


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

8 | Jobs Available & Sought


Materials Management Specialist, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.


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].

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