In This Issue:

1 | NYC restaurant owners battle proposed EPS ban

Hundreds of restaurant owners in New York City are mobilizing to try to block Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging.

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2 | RR Conference 2013: Book your hotel today!

Those attending the upcoming Resource Recycling Conference in Louisville, Kentucky should book their hotel rooms before August 12 to take advantage of the special conference room rate.

The Resource Recycling Conference is proud to have chosen the Marriott Louisville Downtown as this year's venue. Conference attendees will receive a special room rate of $159 plus taxes for single/double occupancy. Government attendees will receive the current government per diem rate.

Hotel reservations can be made directly with the Marriott Louisville Downtown online or by calling 877-901-6632.

The 2013 Resource Recycling Conference will 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.

3 | After PlantBottle claims are knocked, Coke opens up on carbon stats

A European consumer-protection official recently called Coca-Cola's PlantBottle claims greenwashing. The soda giant's response? Sustainability is complicated.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled polystyrene prices continue to weaken

HIPS regrind prices held in late July at mid-month levels, but overall recycled PS prices for the month were 1-2 cents per pound lower for most grades than in June, continuing a weakening price trend that began in early 2013.

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5 | Waste and Recycling News goes online only

In a month that has seen the Boston Globe sell for $70 million, a fraction of the $1.1 billion it went for in 1993, and daily newspapers around the country ramp back to four days a week, Waste and Recycling News is moving to an online-only news model.

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6 | Plastic film piles up in the U.S. due to Green Fence

Washington's Thurston County recycling center once collected 15 tons of plastic film each month from county residents. With high demand overseas, the county had no problem receiving and selling the film.

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7 | NewsBits

Recycled bottles used in steampunk spaceships and a plastics-to-fuel company teams with Crayola. Those stories and more in NewsBits.

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8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

Purchasing Assistant, MRC Polymers (Chicago).
Details are available here.

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

Executive Director, Carolina Recycling Association (North Carolina/South Carolina).
Details are available here.

VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.

VP of Engineering Design, CP Manufacturing, Inc. (San Diego, California).
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.

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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].