In This Issue:

1 | Recycling Partnership announces pacts with three cities

The Recycling Partnership will put its public-private funding model to the test with projects in Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama. Leaders from the curbside recycling program are expected to announce the development at the 2014 Resource Recycling Conference.

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2 | APR releases model bale specs

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers unveiled first-of-its-kind specifications for model polypropylene bales.

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3 | Sustainability luminaries talk large-scale recycling change

Two of the sustainability world's most influential figures opened the Resource Recycling Conference Tuesday with presentations that gave attendees a dose of inspiration as well as a glimpse into global materials recovery initiatives that keep profitability top of mind.

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4 | Putting plastic film reclamation on a "Podium"

An ongoing industry effort to boost plastic film recovery is launching a new outreach effort.

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5 | Resource Recycling Conference 2014: 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 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.

6 | NewsBits

It's time to start thinking about America Recycles Day. Head to NewsBits to find out how to get your community involved in the annual outreach effort.

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7 | Industry and supplier news

The president of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, was on hand at this summer's opening ceremony for the expanded Petstar bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in Toluca, Mexico. The update includes equipment from Amut Group, and it allows the operation, owned by Coca-Cola and other Mexican investors, to now handle 1.5 billion PET bottles annually. Read more here.

Sims Municipal Recycling recently opened the education area of its materials recovery facility in New York City. The Recycling Education Center was developed with third to eighth graders in mind, though people of all ages can enjoy the center's interactive, hands-on exhibits and activities that show how materials are processed and then turned into new products. The Sims MRF opened last year and has a capacity of 1,000 tons per day. For more, click here.

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently named Paul Brenner of Pennsylvania-based Brenner Recycling and Scott Miller of Sims Metal Management in New York City to its board of directors. Both will serve as directors-at-large through the 2016 term. Get more information here.

8 | 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.

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

President, ReTech LLC (Grafton, Ohio).
Details are available here.

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].