In This Issue:

1 | North Carolina convenes MRF Summit

State recycling officials in North Carolina recently brought together representatives from major recycling stakeholders in an effort to build solutions to some of the materials processing sector's most vexing issues.

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2 | Resource Recycling Conference 2014: Driving innovation on a large scale

The upcoming Resource Recycling Conference will open with two must-see keynote presentations by leading figures in the recycling and sustainability realms: Walmart sustainability chief Rob Kaplan and author and designer Bill McDonough.

Walmart's Kaplan is driving global-scale change at the retail giant through key recycling and sustainability initiatives, including the $100 million Closed Loop Fund. McDonough, meanwhile, is best known for the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, a seminal text on the sustainability movement. A moderated Q&A between these sustainability heavyweights will follow their presentations.

These two thought-leaders represent the high-level discussion and education opportunities attendees can expect to find at Resource Recycling Conference 2014, which 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 | Cutting through the fog of San Francisco's recycling stats

San Francisco's oft-touted 80 percent recycling rate has come under scrutiny yet again.

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4 | Houston mulls mixed waste processing options

It's now up to officials in Houston to decide who will lead the city's proposed "one bin for all" recycling program.

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5 | ACC-backed report pushes expansion of WTE

A study from a team of Ivy League researchers suggests the U.S. may be wise to increase its use of waste-to-energy practices, especially when it comes to hard-to-recycle plastics.

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6 | Grant watch

Nebraska offers up more than $4 million in recycling and waste reduction grants, and Austin, Texas lands $1 million in federal funding for an industrial park that aims to be a hub for businesses leveraging recycled material.

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7 | Patent watch

A method for recycling recovered asphalt leads our look at recent action in the patent space.

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8 | NewsBits

The use of anaerobic digesters is on the rise in the U.K., and Rayovac is again being taken to task for its stance on battery recycling. Those headlines and plenty of others are in NewsBits.

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9 | Request for proposals

The City of Palo Alto, California has issued an RFP for the construction and operation of a compost facility that will handle 15,000 tons of material annually. More information can be found here.

10 | 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.

11 | Jobs Available & Sought

Waste Reduction and Management Specialist, Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center (Green Bay, Wisconsin).
Details are available here.

Fund Development Contractor, National Recycling Coalition (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.

Program Manager - Waste Solutions, Ecova (Seattle/Spokane, Washington).
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.

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.

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].