Plastics Recycling Update

September 2, 2011

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1 | Coke plant reopens


The embattled Coca-Cola Recycling and NURRC joint-venture in Spartanburg, South Carolina has restarted operations, although many are skeptical the plant will ever be able to live up to the hype.

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2 | PRC 2012: Exclusive info on plastics recycling


How effective is the resin code identification system in recycling and how should it be updated? What are some ways bale quality can be improved? Where are the markets for reclaimed material headed and what are the major issues my firm needs to be aware of in the coming year? These are just a few of the questions experts will tackle at the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference in Atlanta.

Now in its sixth year, the Plastics Recycling Conference attracts the plastics recycling industry's best and brightest with its highly acclaimed agenda and dedication to recycling issues.

"The quality of the information was outstanding," said a plastics broker who attended the 2011 show in New Orleans. "I came here with a list of questions I needed answers to on materials pricing and between the speakers and the networking areas, I had most of it done by the end of the first day."

Every aspect of the Plastics Recycling Conference is designed to maximize quality information and accessibility for attendees. Not only are questions encouraged in the informative sessions, but attendees are provided excellent networking opportunities at the conference to connect with speakers, moderators, established recycling professionals and distinguished guests from any of the two dozen countries that routinely attend.

This level of information and interaction is something found nowhere else in plastics recycling.

The 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference will be held March 20-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

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3 | Plastic export volume flat


The volume of plastic scrap exported in June, at 391.39 million pounds, was down slightly 0.01 percent from its May figure. However, when matched against its June 2010 position, the volume of exports increased by 10.2 percent.

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4 | What does sustainable packaging mean?


The Sustainable Packaging Coalition has recently revised its Definition of Sustainable Packaging to better reflect current trends in packaging.

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5 | NewsBits


Plastics from auto scrap and meeting announcements in this week's NewsBits.

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6 | Upcoming conferences


Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

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7 | Jobs Available & Sought


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


Business Development for Sales and Purchasing, Continental Waste Management (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.


Service and Repair Technician, Steinert US.
Details are available here.


Service Manager, Steinert US.
Details are available here.


Plastics Business Development, Continental Waste Management LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.


Regional Manager, Steinert US.
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 newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].

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