In This Issue:

1 | Canadian plastic packaging recycling rises

The amount of plastic packaging collected for recycling in Canada increased by 15 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to findings from a trade association in the country.

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2 | RR Conference 2012: PET thermoform recycling's time has come

There is a strong push underway to improve the recycling of PET thermoform packaging — but what steps is the industry specifically taking in advancing this goal and what does it mean for material recovery? Mike Schedler, technical director for NAPCOR, will offer an expert review of the thermoform project. This critical session is a prime opportunity to learn more about the rapidly changing package marketplace.

The 2012 Resource Recycling Conference is excited to head to the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas, August 28-29. For more information, including information on the Hilton Austin, session topics and the agenda, or exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PET remains under downward pressure

Prices for pellet and flake PET are under continued downward pressure in June following price declines last month. Baled prices slipped and demand from exporters to China lagged in May. U.S. PET plants have been producing at high rates, potentially creating a prime surplus and more available scrap late in the second quarter.

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4 | British Columbia recovers 1 billion containers in 2011

Encorp Pacific, the product stewardship corporation responsible for British Columbia's beverage container management, recovered almost 1 billion containers last year, according to its annual report.

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5 | Québec doubles beverage container deposit

What's French for a "dime?" In the hopes of boosting recovery of bottles and cans, Québec is raising its beverage container deposit from five to 10 cents under a new five-year environmental plan for the Canadian province.

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6 | Patent watch

Several patents relating to plastics recycling and recycled products have been recently awarded.

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7 | NewsBits

Bag bans, bottle bills, litter and more in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

PET Industry Data Researcher and Analyst, The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) (Flexible).
Details are available here.

Plant Maintenance Manager, Waste Management (Auburn, Washington).
Details are available here.

Manager, Operations Improvement II, Waste Management (Kirkland, Washington).
Details are available here.

Purchasing Account Executive, BoRec America, Inc. (Flexible Location).
Details are available here.

Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
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].