In This Issue:

1 | EPA funding, new director in spotlight

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency barely had time to enjoy the confirmation of its new administrator before seeing Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives propose a budget measure that would slash the agency's funding by a whopping 34 percent..

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2 | RR Conference 2013: Attend the Resource Recycling Conference to link up with major players

This year's Resource Recycling Conference includes the participation and attendance by the major trade associations involved in municipal waste recycling. Come to Louisville on August 27th and 28th to talk to key sustainability and recycling executives from these organizations:

• American Chemistry Council
• American Forest & Paper Association
• AMERIPEN
• Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
• Carton Council
• Consumer Aerosol Products Council
• Container Recycling Institute
• Curbside Value Partnership
• Foodservice Packaging Institute
• International Sleep Products Association
• Keep America Beautiful
• National Recycling Coalition
• National Solid Wastes Management Association
• PAC NEXT
• Paint Care
• Paper Recycling Coalition
• Product Stewardship Institute
• Recycling Reinvented
• Society of the Plastics Industry
• Steel Recycling Institute
• Sustainable Packaging Coalition

For more, please visit www.rrconference.com or click on the banner below.

3 | ISRI reports recycling sector generates nearly $90 billion annually

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released a new study on the overall economic impact of the scrap recycling industry, and it offers some powerful figures on recycling's role in the national economy.

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4 | How will bankruptcy touch recycling in Detroit?

In the days following Detroit's much-watched, multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy filing, public-employee pensions and legal processes have grabbed much of the analytical spotlight. But the future of the city's recycling program will also likely be affected by the action.

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5 | Blaze kills worker at AERT facility

A flash fire at an Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies (AERT) plant in Springdale, Arkansas has claimed one employee's life and led to burn-related injuries to two additional employees.

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6 | The wide world of recycling

A call for more recycling in China and a U.K. facility aimed at recycling disposable coffee cups lead our international rundown.

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7 | RR Conference 2013: Don't miss out on discounted room rates!

Between pre-conference workshops, the Recycling Innovators Forum, early-morning sessions, networking lunches and evening receptions, the upcoming Resource Recycling Conference will be a stellar meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. All of these exciting events will be held exclusively at or around the Marriott Louisville Downtown.

To get the most out of the conference, we recommend you stay at the host hotel, where hundreds of recycling professionals will be an open door away. Staying at the conference host hotel ensures lower conference registration rates for current and future events.

Book your room at the Marriott Louisville Downtown today! Conference attendees will receive a special room rate of $159 plus taxes for single/double/triple/quad occupancy. Hotel reservations can be made directly with the Marriott Louisville Downtown-designated conference webpage.

8 | NewsBits

Congress again presented with e-scrap exports ban, a $35 million MRF in Alabama and a strolling recycling bin: It's all in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Requests for proposals

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection seeks proposals to provide product stewardship and extended producer responsibility policy development and implementation services. Details and bid document can be found here. On the site, scroll down to the "Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of" listing. Interested parties can also contact Joyce Eason at (860) 424-3659

Colorado Association for Recycling wishes to hire a part-time contractor specializing in conference program development and coordination services for its 2014 Summit for Recycling. Details and bid document can be found here.

The King County RFP for the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Study is here — to access click "enter site as guest."

The Lexington-Fayette County Government's RFP for a material recovery facility labor supply and on-site manager is here. Download RFP#24-2013 at the bottom of the page.

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

VP of Engineering Design, CP Manufacturing, Inc. (San Diego, California).
Details are available online.

Recycling Equipment Account Manager, Omega Search (Charlotte, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Recycling Programs Coordinator, City of Kirkland, Washington (Kirkland, Washington).
Details are available online.

Environmental Specialist, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (Dover, Delaware).
Details are available online.

Midwest Region Recycling General Manager; Integrated paper, recycling and converting packaging company.
Details are available here.

Executive Director, Carolina Recycling Association (South Carolina).
Details are available online.

VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.

Program Manager, PaintCare (Minnesota).
Details are available here.

Program Manager, PaintCare (New England).
Details are available here.

Program Director, Texas Campaign for the Environment (Houston, Texas).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, Sims Recycling Solutions (Elkridge, Maryland).
Details are available online.

Account Executive — Mobile Devices, Sims Recycling Solutions (West Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available online.

Sales Representative, TKO Polymers (Atlanta).
Details are available here.

Outside Sales Representative, Waste Management (Oakland, California — Req. #164264).
Details are available online.

MRF Manager III (Materials Recycling Facility), Waste Management (Spokane, Washington — Req. #169773).
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.

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

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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].