In This Issue:

1 | California passes historic bag ban

California has become the first state in the nation to ban plastic checkout bags from grocery and convenience stores.

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2 | Resource Recycling Conference 2014: The Closed Loop Fund

The groundbreaking Closed Loop Fund is headlined by Walmart and aims to invest $100 million in recycling infrastructure projects. The goal is to spur private and public funding for transforming the recycling system in the U.S.

Ron Gonen, RecycleBank founder and former New York City recycling czar, is a co-founder and CEO of the Fund, and he'll take the stage at the upcoming Resource Recycling Conference to talk about the Fund's big plans.

In his presentation, Gonen will elaborate on how the Fund hopes to drive recycling to the next level through innovative financing models, explain why infrastructure and scale are necessary to make projects economically feasible, and explore in-depth the link between demand, markets, recycled content and consumer behavior.

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

3 | Waste Management announces cuts

Waste Management has initiated a "voluntary staff reduction plan" and sources say the move will not spare the company's recycling wing.

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4 | Houston leader says dirty MRF not definite

Houston may not ultimately implement its controversial One Bin for All system, a plan that calls for residents to toss garbage and recyclables in a single curbside cart for later sortation.

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5 | Madison shelves anaerobic digester plan

Madison, Wisconsin has put a halt on an initiative to bring composting collection to all city residents.

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6 | Grant watch

Tuscaloosans get a long-awaited glass recycling program and campuses throughout the country are in line for some materials diversion funding. Read on to find out the latest grant news.

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7 | 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum: Judges announced

The slate of judges has been finalized for the second annual Recycling Innovators Forum, which will be co-located with the Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans in less than two weeks.

The following experts will make up the judging panel: Robert Bylone, Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center; Stacy Katz, Waste Management; Norm Lisson, Coca-Cola Recycling; Scott Mouw, North Carolina Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service; Will Sagar, Southeast Recycling Development Council; and Jon Stephens, Avangard Innovative.

The 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum will take place the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 15 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside during the first day of the Resource Recycling Conference. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception where judges and Innovators Forum presenters will be on hand to answer questions and develop industry contacts.

To learn more and register for the Forum, click here.

8 | NewsBits

St. Paul, Minnesota may be on the market for a new recycling service provider. Find out more in NewsBits.

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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

Recycling Manager, City of El Paso (El Paso, Texas).
Details are available here.

Vendor Manager, Waste Solutions, Ecova (Atlanta, Georgia + Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.

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

Consultant, Kessler Consulting Inc. (Tampa, Florida).
Details are available here.

Director of Advisory Member Services and Development, Northeast Recycling Council (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

Product Development Manager, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Illinois).
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.

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, GSI Waste (Northern Colorado).
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).
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].