In This Issue:

1 | Toronto walks back bag ban

Toronto City Council voted overwhelmingly to shelve its plastic bag ban rather than contend with lawsuits from the plastics industry.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2013: Plastics recycling in healthcare facilities

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), in partnership with Stanford University Medical Center, conducted a six-month pilot study to develop a better understanding of plastic waste characterization within healthcare facilities. HPRC's director, Tod Christenson, will share the fascinating results from this study at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference.

Don't miss this prime opportunity to gain valuable insight into the challenges and solutions to recycling mixed plastics in a patient care setting, lessons learned regarding "dock-in and dock-out" process optimization and other compelling data from this vital study.

Get your facts straight from the source at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, which will be held March 19-20 in New Orleans. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

And after the conference, stick around for the Global Plastics Environmental Conference's (GPEC) "The Latest Need to Know: From Recycling to Sustainability of Plastics." GPEC's conference will be held right after the Plastics Recycling Conference, March 20-22 at the same great location, the Sheraton New Orleans, right next to the Crescent City's famed French Quarter. Don't miss out on these two terrific events.

3 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled HIPS prices move higher

Steady demand and limited supply supported stronger repro and regrind HIPS prices in the first half of November.

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4 | Recycling firms make investments around the country

As the year comes to a close, plastics recycling firms have announced plans to expand in 2013, creating new jobs and recycling opportunities across the country, with many undertaking moves to be closer to their primary suppliers and customers.

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5 | Michigan looks to build on bottle bill

Michigan could see a dramatic growth in recycling if Governor Richard Snyder has his way.

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6 | Patent watch

Several patents relating to plastics recycling have been recently filed.

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7 | State and regional conferences continue to grow

Nearly 8,000 industry leaders attended 27 state and regional recycling conferences this year. This is an increase of nearly four percent over the year-earlier tally. Two-thirds of the state and regional associations sponsoring these events saw attendee levels increase, with conferences in Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Washington experiencing growth of 20 percent or more.

8 | NewsBits

Bag bans, recycling labels and more in this week's NewsBits

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9 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Production Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Shift Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Quality Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Maintenance Manager, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Maintenance Mechanic, Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Indiana).
Details are available online.

Various Jobs, The IMS Group (National).
Details are available online.

Purchasing Account Executive, BoRec America, Inc. (Flexible Location).
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].