In This Issue:

1 | PET, HDPE bottle recycling inches forward in 2012

An annual report on HDPE and PET plastic bottle collection and recycling in the U.S. shows recycling activity picked up slightly in 2012 while only nominal growth was seen in consumption.

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2 | Beverage container recycling struggles to gain ground

A new study on beverage container recycling in the U.S. indicates sales of beverage containers continued to ascend between 2000 and 2010, but recycling rates barely budged during the decade.

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3 | CalRecycle grapples with cash shortfall

The beverage container recycling program in America's most populous state is running an operating deficit of about $100 million, and state officials are looking at a number of ways to balance the books.

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4 | Hawaii's redemption system for plastic bottles criticized

Hawaii's state beverage container deposit program has again come under fire from state auditors.

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5 | SC Johnson highlights efforts to use plastics more efficiently

In a recent report, household product manufacturer SC Johnson detailed progress on a number of recycling-oriented initiatives and stated that 10 of the company's manufacturing facilities worldwide have achieved 90 percent waste diversion.

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6 | Wide world of recycling

The European Commission wants to let EU countries design their own programs for carrier bag reductions. That story and more in our global rundown.

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7 | Patent watch

An innovation that creates building materials out of scrap plastics and sewer sludge recently gained protection.

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8 | NewsBits

An Ohio company focused on removing decorative markings from recyclable plastics just opened its second facility. That headline and others are in NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

National Sales Manager for Plastics Division, Lindner America LLC (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Recycling Coordinator, Republic Services (Seattle).
Details are available here.

Recycling Education Specialist, Montgomery County (Rockville, Maryland).
Details are available here.

Materials Manager, CP Group (San Diego).
Details are available here.

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

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

Sales and Marketing Manager, Newell Recycling LLC (Atlanta).
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].