In This Issue:

1 | Compromise reached in composting kerfuffle

In the latest episode in a long-fought battle over where the Portland metro area's commercial and residential food scraps go, a compromise has been reached — though the fight may not be over.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2013: Recycling playtime

What's the best way to recycle plastic toys? Funded by the American Chemistry Council, this brand-new research from 4R Sustainability explores the technical feasibility of recycling plastics from toys. This study aims to understand what existing municipal collection and recovery schemes could do to facilitate the recovery of toys for recycling. Would toys be a good fit for inclusion in bulky rigids recycling programs? At what point should plastic toys with electronic components be diverted to electronics recyclers? What makes some toys more recyclable than others? What opportunities exist for recovering oil from plastic toys? Get the answers to these important questions and more from this fascinating new study.

Don't be left behind — 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 | Austin double-pays for recycling

Austin, Texas pays two firms to handle the city's recycling. However, one of them is being paid significantly more to process less material.

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4 | Sims caught in e-scrap inventory scandal

Sims Metal Management has cautioned shareholders that the value of its inventory held in the U.K. has been materially overstated — possibly due to fraud.

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5 | Another report finds more recycling means more jobs

A report from the New Mexico Recycling Coalition finds that almost 5,000 new "direct, indirect and induced" jobs will be created in the Land of Enchantment if the state recycling rate hits 34 percent.

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6 | CRT stakeholders meet to assess options

CRT glass stockpiles could be declared superfund sites if action is not taken, prompting multiple stakeholders in the CRT recycling industry to convene earlier this month to discuss problems and potential solutions for recycling CRT glass.

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7 | The wide world of recycling

The proliferation of incinerators in northern Europe could be undermining recycling goals, part of Kurdistan is slated to get a big boost to its recycling infrastructure and demand for Western wares in Africa is driving clothing reuse.

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8 | Book your hotel at the Plastics Recycling Conference

The Plastics Recycling Conference is proud to have chosen the newly renovated Sheraton New Orleans Hotel located in the heart of the Big Easy — New Orleans, Louisiana. Conference attendees will receive a conference room rate of $189 plus taxes for nights booked over the conference dates of March 18-21, based on availability.

Rooms must be booked by Feb. 25. For those who want to come earlier than March 18 or stay longer than March 21 to enjoy the sights and sounds of New Orleans, nights may be booked based on the hotel's prevailing rate and availability. The easiest way to book your hotel rooms is through the conference website.

If you are also attending GPEC, please book your hotel for GPEC dates of March 20-21 here. You will not need to move actual hotel rooms if staying for both conferences, but you may need to have two separate hotel reservations to get the group rate at both conferences.

9 | NewsBits

Cartlanta, saving food and a drop in metal theft — all in this week's NewsBits.

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10 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars! If you have a conference or webinar that you would like listed, please send an email to [email protected] for consideration.

11 | Jobs Available & Sought

Senior Design Engineer, Large Manufacturer of Size Reduction Equipment and Separation Systems.
Details are available here.

Sales Executive, Electronic Scrap Company (Anywhere in U.S.).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, Waste Material Recovery Facility, ECCO Waste Systems Group (Calgary, Alberta).
Details are available here.

Sales Personnel, American Reclamation, Inc. (Los Angeles, California).
Details are available here.

Buyer, Winjet Trading Inc. (City of Industry, California).
Details are available here.

Senior Associate of Policy and Programs, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available online.

Business Development Representative, IMS Electronics Recycling (Columbus, Ohio).
Details are available online.

Business Development Representative, IMS Electronics Recycling (Decatur, Georgia).
Details are available online.

Operations Manager — Electronic Waste Recycling, Planet Green (Chatworth, California).
Details are available here.

Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California Area).
Details are available online.

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 managing editor Dylan de Thomas at [email protected].