1 | Will Congress push for higher recycled plastic content?
A bill recently introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives aims to up the national recycling rate by requiring manufacturers to use more recycled materials in their products.
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2 | Resource Recycling Conference 2014: The export effect
A year after the peak of China's Green Fence customs crackdown, plenty of questions remain when it comes to the movement of recovered plastics. Are recycling operations finding new domestic end market opportunities or sticking with the same foreign destinations? Will Chinese plastics processors set up facilities in the U.S.? What's the role of energy recovery technologies?
At this September's Resource Recycling Conference, attendees will get some answers to those plastic puzzlers. SPI's Recycling Committee has been exploring the complex relationship of export markets and the domestic plastics recycling industry, and industry expert Kim Holmes will share the results of this critical research.
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.
Also, be sure to act now to book your hotel room and ensure the discounted conference rate of $139 plus taxes for single/double occupancy. This offer expires Aug. 25 — book fast to save your cash.
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3 | KW Plastics' recycled PP approved for direct food contact
Alabama-based KW Plastics will likely be increasing its consumption of recovered polypropylene after receiving a non-objection letter that expands allowable usage of a post-consumer resin made by the firm.
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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled HoPP prices show summer strength
U.S. East Coast prices for recycled HoPP held steady in early August, having made overall gains since early July.
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5 | Wide world of plastics recycling
New Zealand's government is aiming to keep more recovered plastics within its borders and has pumped millions into a PET recycling project. That's just one development we cover in this week's global look at the industry.
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6 | Patent watch
A Dutch enterprise was recently awarded a patent for an optical sortation device. Get up to speed on that technology and other burgeoning industry ideas in our patent rundown.
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7 | NewsBits
Waste Management is helping to fund a Washington company's efforts to use recycled PET in a brand of hot-cold cups. Get the details behind the dollars in NewsBits.
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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
Product Development Manager, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Illinois).
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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