In This Issue:

1 | Beverage companies hit with novel bottle bill suit

A lawyer for two California redemption centers that were struck with bottle bill fraud accusations has hit back by suing beverage companies for negligent misrepresentation — that is to say, printing California Redemption Value information on beverage containers sold outside of the Golden State.

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2 | Coming soon: the next big idea in recycling

Single-stream collection of recyclable materials. Optical sortation of plastic beverage containers. Composite lumber made from scrap plastic film. What is the next concept or item that will help shape the future of the recycling industry? The 2013 Recycling Innovators Forum hopes to find that "next big thing."

Out of nearly 50 proposals submitted, nine finalists have been selected to compete in the inaugural Recycling Innovators Forum, to be held the afternoon of August 26 at the Louisville Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Recycling Innovators Forum was created to recognize and reward original and actionable innovations that have the potential to transform the recycling industry. The Forum has long-term goals of fostering invention, originality and measurable improvement in recycling customer experiences, processes, technology and markets. The nine finalists offer promising ideas covering a broad range of topics including plastics sortation and processing, new opportunities for recycled glass, multi-family recycling, social-local-mobile technology and more.

Finalists will present their proposals to a panel of judges at the afternoon before the fourth annual Resource Recycling Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges, recognized leaders in recycling and market development, will choose three top finalists who will receive honorariums of $20,000 (first place), $5,000 (second place) and $2,000 (third place). Anyone can attend the Recycling Innovators Forum to learn more about the next big idea in recycling.

For more information, visit recyclinginnovators.com or click on the banner below.

3 | Recycling legislation from around the nation

As many state legislatures adjourn across the country, law makers continued make headway on waste management and recycling bills. Overall, 256 bills relating to recycling have been introduced this session, with 24 being signed into law thus far.

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4 | ASTM looks past chasing arrows

An ASTM International plastics subcommittee this week released its revisions to the resin identification code, which will no longer feature the "chasing arrows" symbol, instead replaced by a simple equilateral triangle.

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5 | The wide world of recycling

Zero waste to landfill for one U.K. retailer, a partnership with Coca-Cola for another and billions of dollars from electronics recycling in the Asia-Pacific region are highlighted in this week's wide world of recycling.

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6 | RR Conference 2013: An update on product stewardship

Product stewardship is a strategy to transform our current waste management system to limit growing environmental, social and economic externalities. By engaging manufacturers in taking on greater financial and managerial responsibility for the environmental and social impacts of products throughout their lifecycle, product stewardship aims to increase recycling, increase efficiency, and incentivize more sustainable product manufacture. The Product Stewardship Institute has organized an informative panel which will review different models of product stewardship programs across the country for three products that can be difficult to manage, including carpet, mattresses and paint.

Find out what works for recycling at the 2013 Resource Recycling Conference to be held August 27-28 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, including information on booking a hotel room, session topics, or exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

7 | NewsBits

Untoward Facebook posts, Waste Management and McDonough partnering up and looking at post-industrial plastic scrap — all in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | Requests for proposals

Request for Proposal: Experienced research firm to conduct Nebraska recycling study. Nebraska State Recycling Association, Omaha, (402) 933-3059. Details and bid document can be found at www.recyclenebraska.org.

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

Senior Analyst, MSW Consultants (Orlando, Florida).
Details are available online.

Outside Sales Representative, Waste Management (Tempe, Arizona).
Details are available online.

Outside Sales Representative, Waste Management (Oakland, California).
Details are available online.

Public Sector Sales Representative, Waste Management (Palmdale, California).
Details are available online.

Industrial Account Manager, Waste Management (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available online.

MRF Manager III (Materials Recycling Facility), Waste Management (Spokane, Washington).
Details are available online.

Executive Director, California Resource Recovery Association (California).
Details are available online.

Vice President of Sales and Marketing, IMS Electronics Recycling (National).
Details are available online.

Business Development Supervisor, IMS Electronics Recycling (Vancouver, Washington).
Details are available online.

Business Development Associate, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Multiple Locations).
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.

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.

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

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

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].