In This Issue:

1 | Michigan looks to build on bottle bill

Michigan could see a dramatic growth in recycling if Governor Richard Snyder has his way.

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2 | Plastics Recycling 2013: Industry leaders in the spotlight

With a new Congress, what are the policy implications for the business environment for plastics recycling? What can we learn from other countries? Where are resin markets going, and what's happening with new resins and new plastics applications? What are the general economic trends affecting plastics? Where will be the new jobs in plastics? Is sustainability here to stay? Willem De Vos (CEO of the Society of Plastics Engineers) William Carteaux (CEO of SPI) and Steve Russell (vice president of the American Chemistry Council's Plastics Department) will answer these questions and more on stage at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference in New Orleans.

Don't be left behind — get your facts straight from the source at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, which will be held March 19-20 in New Orleans. For more information, visit www.plasticsrecycling.com.

And, after the conference, stick around for the Global Plastics Environmental Conference's (GPEC) "The Latest Need to Know: From Recycling to Sustainability of Plastics." GPEC's conference will be held right after the Plastics Recycling Conference, March 20-22 at the same great location, the Sheraton New Orleans, right next to the Crescent City's famed French Quarter. Don't miss out on these two terrific events.

3 | State and regional conferences continue to grow

Nearly 8,000 industry leaders attended 27 state and regional recycling conferences this year. This is an increase of nearly four percent over the year-earlier tally. Two-thirds of the state and regional associations sponsoring these events saw attendee levels increase, with conferences in Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Washington experiencing growth of 20 percent or more.

4 | Novelis breaks ground on German aluminum recycling mill

Novelis, a colossus of the aluminum industry, has broken ground on a $250 million recycling and casting center in Nachterstedt, Germany.

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5 | Exports of batteries on the rise

A new report from the international Commission for Environmental Cooperation has found that U.S. exports of spent lead-acid batteries to Canada and Mexico has surged over the past several years.

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6 | ReCommunity launches recycling education website

Recycling firm ReCommunity has launched an educational website to help explain and promote recycling to the 36 communities in 13 states the company serves.

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7 | AF&PA: Paper news roundup

According to recently-released figures from the American Forest & Paper Association, total production and shipment figures were a mixed bag for boxboard, containerboard, Kraft paper, printed-writing paper and recovered paper in October 2012.

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8 | NewsBits

Recycling hangers, lip balm and wasting food scraps — all in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Recycling Resources

Recycling Online tackles Sandy debris, e-cycling standards and asphalt technology.

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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

Business Development Associates, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Metro New York; Denver; Atlanta; Tampa; or Northern Virginia/Maryland).
Details are available here.

Solid Waste Director, Columbia County (Portage, Wisconsin).
Details are available online.

Campus Recycling Manager, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee).
Details are available online (#1213408).

Senior Associate of Policy and Programs, Product Stewardship Institute (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available online.

Professional Sales Manager, HiTech Assets, Inc. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
Details are available here.

Sales/Purchasing, Electronics Recycling Services (Santa Ana, California).
For more details, email [email protected].

Operations Manager, IPS Balers Manufacturing, Inc. (Baxley, Georgia).
Details are available online.

Business Development Representative, IMS Electronics Recycling (Columbus, Ohio).
Details are available online.

Office Manager, IMS Electronics Recycling (Columbus, Ohio).
Details are available online.

Business Development Manager, IMS Electronics Recycling (Vancouver, Washington).
Details are available online.

Senior Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems (Telecommute).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, American Recycling of Western North Carolina (Asheville, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager — Electronic Waste Recycling, Planet Green (Chatworth, California).
Details are available here.

Salesperson, Lakeside Metals (Oakland, California).
Details are available here.

Public Works Solid Waste Manager, City of Walla Walla (Walla Walla, Washington).
Details are available here.

Various Positions Highlighted by the Northern California Recycling Association (Northern California Area).
Details are available online.

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 managing editor Dylan de Thomas at [email protected].