Resource Recycling

March 7, 2012

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1 | China going for 50 percent industrial recycling rate


The Chinese government plans to significantly increase the amount of industrial solid waste the nation recycles.

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2 | PRC 2012: Who's who in plastics recycling


Time is running out for you to join industry leaders from around the world at next month's 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference. The conference provides your company the perfect opportunity to meet and greet key industry decision makers. Buying, networking, selling — business gets done at Plastics Recycling 2012.

A veritable who's who of the plastics industry will be walking the trade show floor and the halls of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, including all of those listed here.

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 | Green Mountain State seeks to increase recycling


Lawmakers in Vermont are considering two bills that could significantly reduce the amount of recyclables going to landfills.

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4 | Chinese demand accounts for export growth


A sharp increase in orders last year from Chinese paper mills is the primary reason recovered paper exports from the U.S. rose to a record level.

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5 | Recycling legislation update


It may seem like just yesterday state legislatures were gaveling into session, but most are already at the halfway point for the 2012 regular session and some are close to adjournment.

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6 | Impurities rise as aluminum is recycled over and over


New research by MIT and the Rochester Institute of Technology shows that impurities can build up in recycled aluminum, due in part to the high level of aluminum recycling

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7 | Export watch


Click through for an update of year-end export figures for recovered plastic, paper, ferrous and aluminum materials.

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8 | The wide world of recycling


Across the pond, two companies have been busted for attempting to illicitly send materials to China and the emirate of Abu Dhabi stumbles in its efforts to increase recycling.

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9 | PRC 2012: Come early and learn


Come a day early to the 2012 Plastics Recycling Conference in Atlanta to take advantage of some terrific networking and learning opportunities. On Monday, March 19, SPE's Plastics Environmental Division has designed a full day of workshops to help attendees learn "The Latest Need to Know on Recycling."

From an introduction to plastics recycling according to Adrian Merrington of the Michigan Molecular Institute to research and application of post-consumer recycled plastic in electronic products from the Lexmark Corporation's James Drummond, there is something for everyone at SPE's workshops. Go here to learn more and to register or click on the banner below.

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10 | NewsBits


Wise Metals expands melting capacity, the ACC and The Lorax and PA wood recycling grows — all in this week's NewsBits.

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11 | 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.

12 | Jobs Available & Sought


Project Consultant Positions, StewardEdge (Toronto and the U.S.).
Details are available online (click on Careers, Contact & Press).


Recycling Field Supervisor, Recycling Division for Orange County, N.C. (Hillsborough, North Carolina).
Details are available online.


Solid Waste and Recycling Program Professional, J.M. Waller Associates Inc. (Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri).
Details are available online.


Recycling Manager, SUPERVALU Companies (Boise, Idaho).
Details are available online.


Auditor-Financial Analyst for Recycling Industry, HF&H Consultants (Irvine, California).
Details are available online.


Business Manager, Recycle-Logic (Red Deer, Alberta).
Details are available online.


Production Manager, Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery (RCR&R) (Victor, New York).
Details are available here.


Paper Recycling Plant Manager, Corrugated Services (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
Details are available here.


Director of Business Development, Mextek (Dallas-Fort Worth 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 managing editor Dylan de Thomas at [email protected].

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