In This Issue:

1 | Will municipalities leverage loans to recover more plastic?

The $100 million Closed Loop Fund made ripples throughout the recycling industry when it was announced by a team of corporate giants this spring. What remains to be seen, however, is how attractive the effort's loan structure will be to communities aiming to recover more plastic and other materials.

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2 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PP prices edged lower in May

CoPP black pellet prices consolidated at 62 to 64 cents per pound FOB East Coast at the end of May, which was stable to fractionally lower than earlier in the month.

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3 | Two companies have big plans to boost PET consumption

A Texas bottle-to-bottle recycling firm is spending $60 million on equipment for an upcoming facility, and a clothing giant plans to invest $5 million in the company's recycling center to meet demand for fabrics made using recovered plastics.

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4 | APR highlights label solutions at mid-year meeting

More than 170 members of the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers – a record for a mid-year APR meeting – met in Austin, Texas to receive an update on the group's various projects, including some nascent solutions for full-wrap container sleeves and a push to increase mixed rigid plastics recovery.

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5 | Wide world of plastics recycling

A U.K. group looks to score more recycling fans during the World Cup, and a startup sees an opportunity for worldwide poverty alleviation in plastic marine debris. It's all in our global roundup.

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6 | NewsBits

Can plastic resins be created from discarded tomatoes? Ford and Heinz are teaming up to try, and we give the details in NewsBits.

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7 | Industry and supplier news

Ball Corporation, a manufacturer of metal and plastic foodservice packaging, announced it has joined the Recycling Partnership, a public-private effort aimed at developing the municipal recycling infrastructure. More information is available here.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced his city has renewed its partnership with recycling incentive program Recyclebank. The city and group have worked together since 2010. Find more information here.

8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars! If you have a conference or webinar that you would like listed, please send an email to [email protected] for consideration.

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

Zero Waste Program Coordinator, PRC WEST (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.

Recycling Programs Manager, Keep America Beautiful (Washington, DC).
Details are available here.

Customer Service Manager, Plastic Recycling (Indianapolis, Indiana).
Details are available here.

Project Lead, Waste Solutions, Ecova (Seattle/Spokane, Washington).
Details are available here.

Logistics Coordinator, Denton Plastics Inc. (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Service Technician, Plastics Recycling Equipment Company (Norcross, Georgia).
Details are available here.

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

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

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

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