Plastics Recycling Update

June 28, 2013

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1 | EPA report: MSW down, recycling up


As the national economy sputtered in recent years, the total amount of waste produced by Americans fell alongside consumption. However, during that same period recycling totals actually climbed slowly, according to recent figures from the Environmental Protection Agency.

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2 | RR Conference 2013: EPR Lessons Learned from British Columbia


British Columbia has taken a revolutionary step in establishing a province-wide extended producer responsibility (EPR) model for printed paper and consumer packaging. Fully funded by industry, this bold new approach has been the target of strong opinions from both advocates and critics. This informative session explores the diversity of opinions about what happens when a province converts its recycling system from a government-mandated model to an EPR one. In this candid session, four experts with diverse perspectives will share the nitty-gritty details of what’s happening in British Columbia and will present a fair and balanced understanding of the concept, process and framework.

Discover something new at the 2013 Resource Recycling Conference to be held August 27-28 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, including information on booking a hotel room, session topics, or exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

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3 | PetroChem Wire: Slight increase in June recycled polypropylene prices


CoPP and HoPP pellet prices rose two cents per pound in early June on steady demand, with CoPP black selling as high as 52 cents FOB.

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4 | APR shares findings on inclusion of PP in bales


The recently concluded meeting of the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers offered an update on potential design guidelines covering how much uncompatibilized polypropylene is acceptable in HDPE bales.

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5 | Patent watch


Companies and inventors have been busy with new innovations in plastics recycling, highlighted in these recent patents and patent applications.

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6 | NewsBits


Dunkin' rolls out a foam-cup recycling initiative, Mississippi offers $1 million in grants to recycling programs and more 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


Sales Representative, TKO Polymers (Atlanta).
Details are available here.


Sales and Marketing Manager, Newell Recycling LLC (Atlanta).
Details are available here.


Plastic Sales and Marketing Professional, AMI Trading, Inc. (Miami).
Details are available here.


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


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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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