Plastics Recycling Update

August 23, 2013

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1 | U.K. plastics exports recovering


In a sign that China's Operation Green Fence may be losing its grip on international exports, the U.K.'s Environment Agency (EA) has released a monthly breakdown of second quarter packaging recycling figures that indicates alternative markets are emerging for plastics exports.

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2 | Last chance to join these companies at the Resource Recycling Conference!


Over 250 companies and organizations will be represented at next week's Resource Recycling Conference and Trade Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Over a dozen sponsors and 50 exhibiting organizations have come together to create the most engaging and forward-looking event in recycling to date.

The Resource Recycling Conference will be held August 27-28 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky. The first annual Recycling Innovators Forum will also be held in conjunction with the conference on August 26, with free admission for conference attendees.

Time is running out to connect with top recycling professionals and these innovative companies and organizations! Register today at rrconference.com!


Metal Conversion Technologies LLC · Sonoco · Ball Corporation · Kankakee Community College · City of O'Fallon · Indiana Department of Environmental Management · Glass Packaging Institute · Good Ideas, Inc. · Hilex Poly Co. LLC · Berry Plastics · Enviroplas, Inc. · Southeast Recycling Development Council · Waste Management · Chittenden Solid Waste District · Clearstream Recycling, Inc. · Keep America Beautiful · Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) · Dearborn County Solid Waste Mgmt. District · Phoenix Technologies · Cumberland Recycling · Rumpke Recycling · Maryland Recycling Network · American Forest & Paper Association · Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers · InterGroup International, Ltd. · Reclay StewardEdge Inc. · RecycleForce · Solid Waste Analysis Group · Paper Recycling Coalition · New Mexico Environment Department · Conestoga-Rovers & Associates · 360 Waste · Association of New Jersey Recyclers · KDEP-DWM-HWB · Tompkins County Solid Waste · S+S Inspection, Inc. · Pellenc Selective Technologies · Entropex · GreenPath Sustainability Consultants · IRC COG · Dem-Con Companies · SWALCO · OHL · Earth911, Inc. · E-World Recyclers · Samuel Strapping Systems · Flexible Packaging Association · McPherson Area Solid Waste · US EPA Region 6 · For Sustainability Too · Kessler Consulting, Inc. · Resolute Forest Products · PaintCare · National Recovery Technologies · NRT · Verallia/Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. · Gaia Strategies · Perpetual Recycling Solutions · Goodwill Industries International · Trex Company, Inc. · Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana · Strategic Materials Inc. · NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources · Consumer Aerosol Products Council (CAPCO) · Casella Recycling LLC · Maggie Clarke Environmental · Technimark LLC · Canuck Compounders Inc. · Maryland Department of Environment · International Paper · Polymer Technologies and Services Inc · Padnos · California Resource Recovery Association · City of Portland · Emmet County · KY Recycling Assistance Section · University of Louisville · Foodservice Packaging Institute · Encorp Pacific · University of Colorado · Nestor Resources, Inc. · Colorado Association for Recycling / RONA · Owens-Illinois, Inc. · Eastern Aerosol Association · Machinex Industries · Progressive Waste Solutions · BACE LLC · Recycle Clear · DKMM Solid Waste District · PAC NEXT · Sabert Corporation · Buhler Group · TRICOR · Starbucks Coffee Company · G. Phillips and Sons · Clearwater Paper · Alcoa / Evermore Recycling · E-World Online · Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District · Coca-Cola Recycling · Universal Recycling Technologies · Visionary Solutions · Brown County Solid Waste · cieTrade Systems, Inc. · CRINC · Product Stewardship Institute · Schupan Industrial Recycling · TeTechS, Inc. · Shred-Tech · MMJ OHIS NIG.LTD · Metro Waste Authority · Vangel Inc. · WM Sustainability Services · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation · rePLANET · Boyle County Fiscal Court · Community Recycling Center · Mervis Industries, Inc. · BC Bottle Depot Association · California State University · Cascade Engineering, Inc. · Joint Base Andrews · B K Holdings Ltd. · Novelis Corporation · Louisville Scrap Metal · Green Umbrella Sustainability Alliance · WEIMA America · OBRC · Recycling Reinvented · UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, Inc. · Ameripen · Green Line Polymers, Inc. · The Rehrig Pacific Company · Re-TRAC Connect · City of Gainesville · Waste Management, Inc. · Republic Machine · Resource Recycling Systems · PolyAd Sevices · Shelby County Solid Waste · NSWMA · Metro Vancouver · Container Recycling Institute · Weisenbach Recycled Products · U.S. Zero Waste Business Council · New York City · Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District · Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Management District · Blue Mountain Plastic · UNTHA shredding technology Inc. · MassRecycle, Inc. · International Sleep Products Association · Waste Management Sustainability Services · Waukesha County · Glasdon, Inc. · Louisville Metro Solid Waste Management Services · Advanced Equipment Sales · Recycling Markets · Cresswood Shredding Machinery · Association of Ohio Recyclers · Steel Recycling Institute · Fiberon Decking LLC · MD Plastics · Washington State Recycling Association · GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition · Louisville/Jefferson County Waste Management District · Glass Mfg. Industry Council · Envision Plastics · US Environmental Protection Agency · University of Wisconsin Extension · CCH Environmental Group · Hibu publisher of Yellowbook · L&P Wire Tie Systems · Carris Plastics · Nextek · Shoreland'r LFUCG/Division of Waste Management · Verso Paper Corporation · CP Group · Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc. · American Chemistry Council · City of Urbana · Indiana Recycling Coalition · Johns Manville · Illinois Recycling Association · GEORGIA PACIFIC · City of Stillwater · Meade County Solid Waste & Recycle · SERA- Skumatz Economic Research Assoc · VAN DYK Recycling Solutions · Avery Dennison · ReCommunity Recycling · GreenMantra Technologies · Busch Systems Intl Inc. · Plastics Provider Inc · CIF · Cascadia Consulting Group · GBB · Procter & Gamble · The Procter & Gamble Company · Curbside Value Partnership/Hill+Knowlton Strategies · Advanced Disposal · Nestle Waters North America · JAYCO, INC. · Rural Action · Lindner America LLC · Gulfstream Services · Agilyx Corporation · Tri-Arrows Aluminum, Inc. · Resource Recycling, Inc. · Recipet · Han Li Metalworks Co., Ltd. · Plateau Environmental Protection And Sanitation Agency · The Coca-Cola Company · Metropolitan Environmental Trust · Brownwater Plastics · DSM Environmental Services, Inc. · EnviroStar Waste Service Valley Community for recycling Solutions (VCRS) · Western Disposal Services, Inc. · ACUA · Hyperplastics · University of Kentucky · Michigan Recycling Coalition · Recupera · City of Austin Resource Recovery · Iowa Recycling Association · State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) · Moore Recycling Associates Inc. · NAPCOR · Association of Oregon Recyclers · Blue Bag Organics · Recycle Away · Alaskans for Litter Prevention & Recycling · Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority · Missouri Recycling Association · Houston-Galveston Area Council · Recycling Council of Alberta · Herbold USA · New Mexico Recycling Coalition · AL DEM · Olympic Wire and Equipment, Inc. · Kentucky South Recycling · EcoPartners, Inc. · City of Fort Collins · KW Plastics Recycling Division · Ministry of Environment · ERC Engineers · M2B2 LLC · Coalicion de Reciclaje de Puerto Rico · Amut Ecotech S.r.l. · CarpetCycle LLC · National Recycling Coalition · Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) ·

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3 | NRC approves RONA unification


It's official: The Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA) and the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) are joining forces.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled PET FDA pellet rises a penny


Producers of prime PET, sighting higher feedstock costs, increased prices as much as 3 cents per pound for August deliveries and lent support to rPET prices this month.

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5 | BIR bolsters plastics presence with China addition


The China Scrap Plastics Association is joining the Belgium-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR).

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6 | 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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7 | NewsBits


Bag fees, EPS lawsuits and other news in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars


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

9 | Jobs Available & Sought


Senior Consultant-Project Manager, Resource Recycling Systems (Ann Arbor, Michigan).
Details are available here.


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.


Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
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].

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