In This Issue:

1 | Aluminum can recycling rate flat in 2013

The aluminum can recycling rate barely budged in 2013, with recycling volumes and new can shipments down and domestic can recycling continuing to hold back growth.

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2 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: Save the Date

Sure, we're a year out, but it's never too early to mark your calendar to ensure you are a part of the premier gathering of North American municipal recycling decision-makers. The next Resource Recycling Conference is slated for Sept. 28-30, 2015 at the Marriott Downtown in Indianapolis. The recently wrapped-up 2014 conference featured the top minds in sustainable materials management as well as a slate of educational sessions that helped attendees better understand the most pressing recycling issues and how they're set to evolve.

Keep an eye on rrconference.com for information about attending, exhibiting and sponsoring the best recycling conference in America.

3 | Is carton recycling failing in California?

According to a California environmental organization, many cartons collected in the Golden State are ending up in landfills and should instead be integrated into a deposit system.

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4 | Rayovac opts to support battery legislation

Just as battery legislation debate is charging up, a battery maker long accused of dodging its duties to support single-use battery recycling appears to be opening up to the concept.

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5 | NRC elects a new board

The National Recycling Coalition has voted 10 board members into the fold.

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6 | Programs in action

We hit Florida, Minnesota and Chicago in our look at recent developments in municipal recycling and composting.

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7 | NewsBits

Authorities in the Vancouver, British Columbia area last year fined haulers a total of nearly $500,000 for improper disposal of recyclable material. We dig into that bin and others in NewsBits.

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8 | Industry and supplier news

The Carolina Recycling Association has launched an updated website. The redesign brings an updated and modern look to the recycling group's online presence and also integrates user-friendly navigation, mobile compatibility and updated information about the CRA and its upcoming events. View the revamped site here.

The website 1800Recycling.com, which aims to enhance the consumer recycling experience, has announced a new partnership with Call2Recycle, Inc., North America's largest consumer battery stewardship program. As part of the partnership, Call2Recycle and the 1800Recycling team will work to bolster the current battery recycling portion of the 1800Recycling system, including the integration of Call2Recycle's U.S. public battery collection network into 1800Recycling's current database. For more, go to 1800recycling.com.

Nonprofit group Keep America Beautiful has announced the launch of the fourth Recycle Bowl youth recycling competition. The competition encourages elementary, middle and high schools to compete to divert material from landfill, and it runs from Oct. 20 through Nov. 15, culminating on America Recycles Day. For more, head here.

9 | Request for proposals

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) will be requesting proposals for recycling processing services to start April 1, 2016. The RFP will pertain to processing 85,000 tons per year of recyclables collected from Seattle apartments, residents and small businesses. A pre-release draft RFP is available here.

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

Solid Waste & Recycling Specialist, University of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont).
Details are available here.

Education & Outreach Technician, Kitsap County Solid Waste Division (Port Orchard, Washington).
Details are available here.

Program Coordinator, Mattress Recycling Council (Northern California).
Details are available here.

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].