In This Issue:

1 | Silgan Holdings buys Graham Packaging

Consumer good packaging giant Silgan Holdings, Inc. has announced it will purchase Graham Packaging Co. for approximately $4.1 billion. Graham is one of the top packaging producers in the world, is a major consumer of recycled plastic and operates an HDPE bottle reclamation plant in York Pennsylvania.

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2 | Exclusive research at the Resource Recycling Conference

Want to know the views of recycling coordinators, MRF operators and other waste management professionals? Original survey research will be presented at the second annual Resource Recycling Conference, August 17-18 at the Indianapolis JW Marriott. Using data gathered by the editorial staff at Resource Recycling magazine, these presentations will expand on research examining the attitudes, business strategies and operational practices of MRF operators, as well as the outreach strategies, attitudes and challenges facing recycling coordinators.

The 2011 Resource Recycling Conference will be held August 17-18, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information, visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

3 | Key groups enter into discussions

Leaders of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and the Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA) report the two groups are discussing possible ways to work together or potentially unite.

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4 | Plastic markets snapshot

After seeing resin prices move higher in 2010 by about one-fifth, plastics buyers and sellers report that resin pricing heated up at the start of the new year, slipped as spring approached, but has since rebounded to a sharply higher level.

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5 | NewsBits

Business-to-business announcements and other corporate sustainability updates in this week's NewsBits.

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6 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

7 | Jobs Available & Sought

Service and Repair Technician, Steinert US.
Details are available here.

Service Manager, Steinert US.
Details are available here.

Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Regional Manager, Steinert US.
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 newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].