Plastics Recycling Update

July 10, 2014

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1 | Massachusetts bottle bill "battle lines" drawn


As expected, Massachusetts residents are going to have the final word on whether to expand the state's 33-year old bottle bill, and that may mean a public row between environmentalists and the beverage industry.

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2 | Plastics Recycling Conference 2014: Registration now open


It's time to secure your spot at Plastics Recycling 2015, set for February 23-25 in Dallas, Texas. Plastics Recycling 2015 is the only North American conference that caters exclusively to plastics recycling.


Plan to head to Dallas to learn how to maintain and grow your business in the current economic climate from the leading experts in the field of plastics recovery and utilization. Industry gurus will present a range of info-packed presentations, including analyses of trends in the U.S. and Canada, plastics collection issues, recycling market factors, and legislative and policy considerations.


Plastics Recycling 2015 is taking place Feb. 23-25 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas. The 2014 conference attracted more than 1,775 attendees from over 30 countries, so register now to ensure you'll be in on the action in February. Details on attending, exhibiting and sponsoring can be found at plasticsrecycling.com.

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3 | UK tests colorant to recycle black CPET trays


A group in the U.K. is attempting to shift an emerging PET product toward recyclability.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PET price holds steady


Prices for FDA-sanctioned rPET clear pellet have stood firm in early July at 80-82 cents per pound FOB East Coast on steady demand.

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5 | Wide world of plastics recycling


According to one plastics recycling industry official in China, the country's scrap plastics imports fell by 11.2 percent last year. That development and others are in our global roundup.

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6 | Patent watch


Procter & Gamble scores a patent related to polymer recycling. Read on to get the details on that innovation and others.

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7 | Philly recycling initiatives yield results


The City of Brotherly Love has over the past five years seen significant progress in its push to send fewer plastics and other recyclable materials to landfills.

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8 | NewsBits


An Iowa initiative is turning thousands of recovered plastic bags into park benches. Take a seat in NewsBits.

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9 | Industry and supplier news


The Kennedy Group, a provider of labeling and packaging solutions, was recognized by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) at the June APR Membership Meeting for exceeding voluntary guidelines under APR's Critical Guidance Recognition Program. To achieve the recognition, The Kennedy Group had to demonstrate its PureVue label and adhesive could comply with a number of recyclability requirements. For more information, click here.


Minneapolis-based Eureka Recycling recently introduced a new collaborative executive leadership team. It's made up of Tim Brownell (co-president and CEO), Bryan Ukena (co-president), Carolyn Loper (co-president), Lynn Hoffman (chief of community engagement) and Joshua Van Den Berg (chief of communications). For more, head here.


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10 | Request for proposals


CARE is seeking proposals for a 12-18 month project to demonstrate value-added uses for PET recovered from post-consumer carpets. More information can be found here.

11 | 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.

12 | Jobs Available & Sought


Regional Account Executive, Gannon & Scott (Southeast U.S.).
Details are available here.


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


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


Waste Solutions Project Lead, Ecova (Seattle/Spokane, Washington).
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 web content manager Jade Rhianna at [email protected].


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