In This Issue:

1 | Paper takes center stage in 2012 MSW data

Annual figures released by the U.S. EPA show the continuation of a trend that started back in the early 2000s: significant declines in American paper usage.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2014: Extra events mean extra value

Besides the thought-provoking sessions and bustling trade show, next week's Plastics Recycling 2014 also offers attendees a full plate of ancillary meetings and networking opportunities that will make the trip to Orlando even more worth your while.

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) invites all conference registrants to attend a reception before the conference formally kicks off, Monday evening, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) will hold its annual membership meeting on March 12-13. Following the Plastics Recycling Conference, the Society of Plastics Engineers' Plastics Environmental Division's 2014 GPEC will take place March 12-14. And on the afternoon of March 10, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association is offering a half-day summit to highlight emerging technologies that will shape the future of the plastics recycling industry.

Finally, the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers is offering "an update on the state of the plastics recycling industry" at a free informational breakfast on the morning of March 12.

For more information and to register for these can't-miss gatherings, click here.

Don't miss Plastics Recycling 2014, to be held March 11-12 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

3 | Republic wins $500 million contract after all

A solid waste authority in California's Contra Costa County has unanimously voted to stick with Republic Services for trash and composting duties in the region.

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4 | Seasonality continues for UBC prices

The value of recovered aluminum cans rose in each month of the first quarter of this year, climbing by about 11 cents per pound during this period. Is this an anomaly?

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5 | Colorado steps toward paint stewardship law

A bill to establish an industry-led paint collection program in Colorado has passed in the state's Senate and now moves to the House.

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6 | EU packaging recycling hits stride

The 27 member countries making up the EU appear to have one thing figured out: how to recycle their packaging.

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7 | Q1 typically sees price improvement for plastic bottles

Does seasonality come into play in the marketing of baled PT and homopolymer HDPE bottles? A review of pricing details in Resource Recycling's market database over the past eight years shows it does.

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8 | Wide world of recycling

An e-scrap bust turns up a huge load of illegal material in China. That story and more headlines are in our global rundown.

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9 | NewsBits

RockTenn buys a Washington paperboard mill for $343 million, a nonprofit group recycles Mardi Gras beads in the Big Easy, and rural Indiana recycling centers struggle to cover expenses. Find the details on those developments and others in 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

General Manager: Corrugated Cardboard, RockTenn (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Sales Manager, EREMA North America, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

General Manager, CP Manufacturing (San Diego).
Details are available here.

Mechanical Designer, CP Manufacturing (San Diego).
Details are available here.

Sort Systems Engineer, CP Manufacturing (San Diego).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager, Smurfit Kappa (Arlington, Texas).
Details are available here.

Recycling Specialist, City of Livermore (Livermore, California).
Details are available here.

Industrial Development Representative, North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Product Sales Manager, Synagro (Central Valley/Southern California).
Details are available here.

Various, Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (National).
Details are available here.

Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
Details are available here.

Various, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California Area).
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].