In This Issue:

1 | Mattress recycling law approved in California

Barring an unforeseen turn of events, Californians will be getting help in dealing with their end-of-life and discarded mattresses.

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2 | Pratt set to open $260 million recycling plant in Indiana

One of the country's largest corrugated packaging companies announced plans to open a paperboard recycling facility next to its existing box manufacturing operation in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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3 | Ten firms vie for Detroit trash and recycling contract

A group of 10 waste management companies, including some of the industry's largest firms, are in the running to take over, and possibly reinvent, Detroit's trash and recycling collection.

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4 | New York City approves composting expansion

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5 | South Carolina workers said to steal from the hand that feeds

A handful of Waste Management and Republic Services workers have been arrested in South Carolina for allegedly stealing metal containers from their employers and selling them to a recycling firm in the state.

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6 | Call2Recycle wants to helm Ontario's battery strategy

The Canadian arm of consumer battery collection program Call2Recycle is looking bolster its presence in Ontario.

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7 | Wide world of recycling

U.K. recycling facilities may be facing whopping increases in insurance premiums, and one group lays out a path to 60 percent plastics recovery in the EU.

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8 | NewsBits

A Connecticut school district adopts single stream, and Walmart says it wants more recycling throughout its supply chain. Those stories and more in NewsBits.

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9 | Requests for proposals

The City of Milwaukee and Waukesha County, Wisconsin are jointly issuing an RFP for Regional Recycling System for the Processing and Marketing of Single Stream Recyclables, which is available under "Sanitation" here.

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

Director-Project Management, Recyclebank (New York).
Details are available here.

Operations and Policy Analyst 2, Oregon e-Cycles (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here. Job Code: DEQ13-0343LE.

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

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

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

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

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 here.

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

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

Business Development Supervisor, IMS Electronics Recycling (Vancouver, Washington).
Details are available here.

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 Sales Positions, Waste Management (National).
Details are available here.

Various, 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 associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].