In This Issue:

1 | PET bottle recycling rate holds steady in 2013

A just-released report shows the U.S. PET bottle recycling rate was 31.2 percent last year, a slight rise from 2012's 30.8 percent mark.

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2 | PetroChem Wire: Tight recycled LDPE supply reflects strong exports

U.S. recycled LDPE film pellet prices have risen in recent weeks due in part to healthy demand from Asian export markets and the resultant tighter supply.

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3 | Massachusetts bottle bill foes accused of fudging facts

Opponents of bottle bill expansion in Massachusetts are under fire for possibly grossly overstating the percentage of state residents who have access to curbside recycling.

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4 | Wide world of plastics recycling

An Australian firm has launched with the goal of turning reclaimed plastic film into a variety of products, and a startup in Mexico is using recycled HDPE in decking material.

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5 | Patent watch

Researchers in New York score protection for a method used to process carpet fibers. Learn more about that innovation and others in our patent roundup.

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6 | NewsBits

A county in Ohio appears set to continue using a garbage-sorting MRF for at least the next seven years. We separate the details in NewsBits.

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7 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

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8 | Jobs Available & Sought

Plastic Sales & Marketing Rep, AMI Trading Inc. (Miami, Florida).
Details are available here.

President, ReTech, LLC (Grafton, Ohio).
Details are available here.

Product Development Manager, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available here.

Jobs Sought
Database of job seekers available here.

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