In This Issue:

1 | UK voices concern over meeting EU recycling targets

A major player in the U.K. waste management industry says "green fatigue" is setting in among residents and recovery rates are moving in the wrong direction.

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2 | 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum: Submit by the end of this week

The deadline to enter a proposal for $20,000 in project funding is fast approaching.

The 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum, which awards prizes to actionable ideas that are ready to advance the recycling industry, is accepting applications only until Friday, May 30. If you have a creative solution for processing plastics, engaging with residents or any other area, don't miss out on this chance to take your innovation to the next level.

The second annual Recycling Innovators Forum is sponsored by Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, Resource Recycling (the parent company of this publication) and Waste Management. The competition will be held on Sept. 15, at the start of the annual Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans, and will award two $20,000 prizes: one to the top idea submitted by an individual or small group of entrepreneurs, and another to the top proposal from an established company or organization.

For more information about competing in, or attending, this free event, visit recyclinginnovators.com.

3 | Minnesota tinkers with solid waste law

After demurring on beverage container legislation earlier this year, Minnesota lawmakers this week took on recycling after all.

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4 | Tonight at six: Recycling programs exposed!

Over the last two weeks, a handful of municipal recycling efforts have felt the wrath of enterprising TV news crews and local reporters.

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5 | Can Michigan transform commercial waste to tissue?

Michigan has floated out a nine-figure bond deal to a Wisconsin-based company willing to take on Detroit's commercial waste.

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6 | Grant watch

Officials in North Carolina, Ohio and New Mexico recently announced recycling and food scrap diversion funding initiatives worth nearly $2 million combined. Click to find out which programs grabbed some of the cash.

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7 | NewsBits

Under the recently rolled out curbside program in British Columbia, residents are being urged to keep glass out of the mix. We sort the details in NewsBits.

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8 | Industry and supplier news

The SPI External Engagement Subcommittee has organized a webinar to be held next month that aims to educate participants on the increasingly prevalent How2Recycle label. The committee has invited the Sustainable Packaging Coalition to review the ins and outs of this new labeling initiative, which is being rapidly adopted in the packaging world and could affect much of the plastics supply chain. More information on the webinar, scheduled for June 3, is available here.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) joined the newly created Recycling Partnership, formed by the Southeast Recycling Development Council and the Curbside Value Partnership, as an inaugural member. AF&PA will sit on the organization's Advisory Committee, which will make decisions regarding the communities selected for funding and the scope of each community's implementation program. For more, click here.

Recology has opened a 75,000-square-foot materials recovery facility to service the Seattle area. The facility, which will process material from commercial sources as well as from single-stream residential collection programs in the area, is located in the South Seattle industrial district and was installed by Bulk Handling Systems. Get more details here.

Ten large businesses and organizations in New England have joined the U.S. EPA's Food Recovery Challenge, which aims to help spur diversion of food scraps from landfills. Among the joining entities are the Boston Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. See the complete list here.

9 | 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.

10 | Jobs available & sought

Environmental Planner, Department of Ecology (Lacey, Washington).
Details are available here.

Residential & Schools Program Coordinator, City of Gresham (Gresham, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Recycling Program Coordinator & Solid Waste Authority (Las Cruces, New Mexico).
Details are available here.

Business Strategist, City of Calgary Waste and Recycling Services (Alberta, Canada).
Details are available here.

State Program Coordinator, Mattress Recycling Council (Connecticut/Rhode Island).
Details are available here.

Solid Waste Director, Canyon County Waste Management (Caldwell, Idaho).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, Eco-Cycle (Boulder, Colorado).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, Bulk Handling Systems (Eugene, Oregon).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, NRT (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

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

Various Sales Positions, Waste Management (Nationwide).
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 web content manager Jade Rhianna at [email protected].