1 | APR lauds Kennedy Group for getting labels right
While pressure-sensitive labels can be challenging to remove from plastic bottles in the recycling stream, one company appears to have come up with a solution.
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2 | Resource Recycling Conference 2014: The evolving plastics recycling landscape
From curbside collection to export markets with plenty of details in between, the Resource Recycling Conference will explore plastics recycling from three different perspectives and provides a wealth a knowledge about what the future landscape of plastics recycling might look like.
SPI's Kim Holmes will be taking on how export markets are affecting domestic plastics recycling, APR's Elizabeth Bedard will look at the growth of polypropylene recovery and Green Spectrum Consulting's Amy Roth will peer into the future of the curbside material mix at this fascinating session.
Resource Recycling Conference 2014 is taking place at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Sept. 15-17. Head to rrconference.com for more information on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting.
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3 | Panasonic goes for shredded plastic dust
An electronics giant says it can now collect and sort manufacturing plastics three times as fast conventional recovery systems.
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4 | It's a local affair: Plastics news one community at a time
In this week's rundown of local plastics recycling news, two topics of national concern come to the forefront: plastics collection and what to do with plastic bags.
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5 | Patent watch
Donald Weder receives a patent for a method of creating "decorative grass" from scrap biodegradable plastics. Read on to get the details on that innovation and others.
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6 | NewsBits
Stray dogs in Istanbul are the latest beneficiaries of reverse vending machines and carpet recovery efforts continue to climb - read all about it in NewsBits.
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7 | Industry and supplier news
Sigma Plastics Group, a major manufacturer of polyethylene bags and films, has joined the How2Recycle labeling initiative, which aims to bring clear recycling instructions to the side of more product packaging. Plastic bags and films qualify for How2Recycle's Drop-Off label. How2Recycle, operated by GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition, now has nearly 30 industry partners in its labeling push. For more, click here.
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8 | 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.
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9 | 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.
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10 | Jobs Available & Sought
Solid Waste & Recycling Outreach Specialist, City of Gresham (Gresham, Oregon).
Details are available here.
Regional Account Executive, Gannon & Scott (Southeast U.S.).
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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