Resource Recycling

March 28, 2013

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1 | Industry leaders talk plastic recycling in New Orleans


Approximately 1,500 of the plastics recycling industry's best and brightest converged in New Orleans last week for the annual Plastics Recycling Conference.

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2 | Paper recovery dips in 2012, according to AF&PA report


The American Forest & Paper Association has announced that 65.1 percent of paper consumed in the U.S. in 2012 was recovered.

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3 | Recology finds four destinations for Portland food scraps


Portland, Oregon's composting efforts will be expanded as commercial food scraps will now be sent to four different locations.

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4 | Davy, Sims part ways


Graham Davy is no longer employed as CEO of Sims Recycling Solutions as of March 19, ending a six-year tenure as head of the world's largest electronics recycling company.

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5 | Label system finishes soft launch


The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a project of sustainability non-profit organization GreenBlue, announced the successful completion of the soft launch phase of its How2Recycle recycling labeling system.

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6 | The wide world of recycling


A new report shows that while some countries in Europe have made considerable progress in raising recycling rates others are lagging behind, and the U.K.'s exporters of recovered plastics are experiencing market uncertainty.

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7 | NewsBits


Teenagers trying to clean up the oceans, Recycling Reinvented begins case study and overpayment scofflaws in California convicted — all in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | 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.

9 | Jobs Available & Sought


Business Development Associate, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Multiple Locations).
Details are available here.


Communications Project Manager/Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems (Ann Arbor, Michigan/Telecommute).
Details are available here.


General Manager, Emterra Environmental (Regina,Saskatchewan).
Details are available here.


BuRRT Site Manager, Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency (Santa Fe, New Mexico).
Details are available here.


Materials Management Specialist, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here.


Business Development Rep, ReCommunity (Memphis, Tennessee).
Details are available online.


Director of Business Development, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.


Account Executive, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.


General Manager, Reworx Recycling (Kennesaw, Georgia).
Details are available online.


Executive Director, AMERIPEN (Washington D.C. Metro Area).
Details are available online.


Recycling Program Manager — City and County of Denver (Denver, Colorado).
Details are available online.


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


Environmental Services Supervisor (Recycling), City of Santa Fe (Santa Fe, New Mexico).
Details are available online.


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.


Senior Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems (Ann Arbor, Michigan/Telecommute).
Details are available here.


Associate Director, Solid Waste Management Department with the City of Albuquerque (Albuquerque, New Mexico).
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].

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