In This Issue:

1 | PET bottle recycling rate holds steady in 2013

A recent report shows the U.S. PET bottle recycling rate was 31.2 percent last year, a slight rise from 2012's 30.8 percent mark.

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2 | Los Angeles gets $50 million trash-sorting MRF

A multi-million dollar mega MRF opened this week in the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles, and it will aim to divert recyclables in the commercial and multifamily waste stream.

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3 | Container carriers hike rates for exports to Asia

A group of major container shipping companies recently announced plans to increase their rates for shipping recyclables and other low-margin materials to Asia.

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4 | Glass buyer eCullet done in New Jersey

One of America's largest glass processors has closed its Northeast outpost.

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5 | NewsBits

Recycling coordinators in Boulder are enlisting residents to help them push businesses to divert more material. Learn more about the strategy in NewsBits.

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6 | Industry and supplier news

AMERIPEN, the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment, has re-designed and re-launched its website. The new site aims to offer a cleaner, bolder, more comprehensive and easier-to-navigate experience. Along with the new site comes a new tagline: "Informed Packaging Policy Starts Here." Visit the revamped site at ameripen.org.

Registration is now open for ISRI's 2014 Operations Forum, to be held Nov. 13-15, at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The forum caters to industry professionals who are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of scrap recycling facilities and offers programming to help recyclers design, maintain, and operate more efficient facilities. Attendees of the Operations Forum can arrange an educational itinerary that best meets their needs. For more, head here.

A panel of industry experts discussed the issue of recycling contamination during a session at the SXSW Eco conference, held last week in Austin, Texas. The session, "Recycling More vs. Recycling Right in America," was moderated by Sharon H. Kneiss, president and CEO of the National Waste & Recycling Association, and also featured Brenda Pulley of Keep America Beautiful, H-E-B Grocery Company's Susan Ghertner and City of Philadelphia recycling chief Phil Bresee. For more information, click here.

7 | 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.

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

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

Senior Associate Recycling & Materials Management, Cascadia Consulting Group (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.

Plastic Sales & Marketing Rep, AMI Trading Inc. (Miami, Florida).
Details are available here.

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.

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].