1 | Plastic exports steady in September
The volume of plastic scrap exported in September, at 450.928 million pounds, was down 7.46 percent from its August figure. When matched against its August 2010 position, however, the volume of exports increased by 7.7 percent.
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2 | Plastics Recycling 2012: What's next in plastics-to-oil?
Interest in plastics to fuel has exploded since the publication of the American Chemistry Council's "Conversion technology: A complement to plastic recycling" report last spring. Join us for a follow-up presentation delving into what's on the horizon with this exciting technology. New research funded by the ACC will explore the employment of conversion systems to handle residual MRF plastics, the potential role of plastics in the municipal solid waste stream, and how to overcome barriers to full-scale investment.
Don't miss the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference, to be held March 20-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.
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3 | ACC tackles marine litter
The American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division is joining other industry organizations from around the world on an initiative to curb marine litter.
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4 | Findings point to plastic film potential
A U.K. firm is predicting that commercial-scale closed-loop recycling of post-consumer and retail plastic films could be on the horizon.
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5 | PetroChem Wire: PP pellet prices drop in November
PP pellet prices dropped in November, while regrind and scrap were steady. The steep drops in upstream monomer and prime grade polypropylene prices in October found their way into the polypropylene repro market this past month.
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6 | Patent watch
Several patents relating to plastics recycling were recently published.
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7 | NewsBits
Lifecycle analysis, Recyclebank and recycling jobs in this week's NewsBits.
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8 | Upcoming conferences
Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!
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9 | Jobs Available & Sought
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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