In This Issue:

1 | Education, innovation mark start to Resource Recycling Conference 2014

The fifth annual Resource Recycling Conference has kicked off in the Big Easy.

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2 | Winners crowned at Recycling Innovators Forum

After hearing presentations from eight finalists, judges at the second annual Recycling Innovators Forum awarded a pair of $20,000 prizes - one to a group that pushes plastics recycling at hospitals and the other to a startup that uses recovered glass in roadways.

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3 | Indianapolis sued over trash-sorting MRF

The City of Indianapolis has been hit with a lawsuit for reworking a city contract and giving the go-ahead to a controversial MRF without seeking alternatives beforehand.

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4 | Report: EPR efforts in Canada hampered by lack of specific goals

For the third year in a row, an EPR advocacy group out of Canada has written a province-by-province assessment on product stewardship efforts.

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5 | Wide world of recycling

Our global rundown offers details on a $30 million PET recycling operation in South Africa, efforts in Nepal to drive recycling among mountaineers and research that could help chart the movement of marine debris.

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6 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: Save the date

Next year's premier gathering of North American recycling industry decision-makers is slated for Sept. 28-30, 2015 in Indianapolis.

Mark your calendars now to ensure you don't miss out on the high-level discussions, networking opportunities and educational sessions that are available only at the Resource Recycling Conference. The 2015 edition will be the sixth year of the annual conference.

Resource Recycling Conference 2015 is taking place Sept. 28-30, 2015 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. Check in at rrconference.com for the latest on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting.

7 | NewsBits

The beverage industry has contributed $5 million to fight expansion of the Massachusetts bottle bill. Head to NewsBits to find out complete details on that story and other industry headlines.

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8 | Industry and supplier news

The US Composting Council is seeking entries for the annual International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) poster contest, incorporating this year's theme, "Be loyal to your soil — compost!" The contest runs Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 and is open to anyone who wishes to share their artistic interpretation of compost and its ties to soil health. The winning poster will serve as the 2015 International Compost Awareness Week promotion. For more, click here.

The multifaceted industry company IMS Group has re-branded and is now going by the name CP Global. The company is the parent of CP Group, which includes CP Manufacturing, Krause Manufacturing, MSS and Advanced MRF. CP Global also operates IMS Electronics, IMS Recycling and Handy Metal Mart. For more information, click here.

The Carton Council of North America recently formed the Carton Recycling Champions network, a group of companies committed to improving carton recycling. Inaugural members include Boxed Water Is Better, Crystal Creamery, Dean Foods, Fat Tuesday, GoodBelly, JUST Beverages, Kemps, Leahy-IFP, Pacific Foods, The ReWall Company, Turner Dairy Farms and WhiteWave Foods. Click here to learn more.

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

Vendor Manager, Waste Solutions, Ecova (Atlanta, Georgia and 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.

Product Development Manager, PRP Recycling (Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available here.

Fund Development Contractor, National Recycling Coalition (Washington, D.C.).
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).
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].