In This Issue:

1 | Connecticut could set pace on battery stewardship

Recycling advocates and battery makers have reached a significant accord in Connecticut.

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2 | Resource Recycling Conference 2014: Registration now open

We cordially invite you to the recycling industry's top gathering of high-level decision-makers. Register today for Resource Recycling Conference 2014, set for September in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Resource Recycling Conference offers unique networking opportunities, valuable education sessions, a bustling trade show and a number of ancillary meetings hosted by industry associations. Leaders from major recycling stakeholders rely on the annual gathering to push their organizations forward, so make sure your firm or group is well represented.

Resource Recycling Conference 2014 is taking place at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Sept. 15-17. Head to rrconference.com for more information on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting.

3 | Recycling Partnership aims to bust collection bottlenecks

Today marks the start of a major initiative to bring more recycling carts to U.S curbsides.

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4 | Ferrous exports still down as plastics stay up

The most recent export figures show a 25 percent year-over-year decline for ferrous scrap — that news and more in our monthly look at scrap export pricing and volumes.

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5 | European paper recycling rate remains near 72 percent

The latest paper recycling numbers out of Europe suggest there are both obstacles and opportunities awaiting the industry there.

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6 | South Carolina bullish on recycling's impact

In less than a decade, South Carolina's recycling industry has doubled its economic impact and increased its workforce by nearly 50 percent, according to state commerce officials.

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7 | NewsBits

The foodservice industry says it's increasing its use of materials with recycled content. We serve up details in NewsBits.

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8 | Industry and supplier news

Moore & Associates, an international paper recycling and market consultancy, recently reached its 20th anniversary as a business. Over the last two decades, the firm has worked on more than 500 projects for around 300 clients. For more, click here.

Reynolds Consumer Products, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Hilex Poly Co. have joined the How2Recycle Label Program. All three participants will begin by using the "Store Drop-off" version of the How2Recycle label, which is designed for flexible plastic packaging such as plastic bags, wraps, and films. More information can be found here.

The American Forest & Paper Association recently presented Curly's Foods, based in Sioux City, Iowa, with its 2014 Business Leadership Award for Volume. The meat provider recovered 1,348 tons of paper for recycling in 2013, the highest of all applications in the Business category. For more, head 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

E-Cycling Project Coordinator, WM Recycle America (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

Sales Account Executive, M-PowerTech (Tallahassee, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta).
Details are available here.

Regional Account Executive, Gannon & Scott (Southeast U.S.).
Details are available here.

Executive Director, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.

Resource Management Coordinator and Supervisor, Public Works Department (Dubuque, Iowa).
Details are available here.

Zero Waste Program Coordinator, PRC WEST (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.

Recycling Programs Manager, Keep America Beautiful (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.

Waste Solutions Project Lead, Ecova (Seattle/Spokane, Washington).
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 Positions, Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

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

Various Positions, 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].