Resource Recycling

Dec. 12, 2013

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1 | PAC NEXT reflects on fight against packaging waste, looks ahead


PAC NEXT has released its 2013 membership report, using the occasion to chart the growth and progress of the Packaging Association wing and identify what's "next" for the group.

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2 | Minnesota may loosen regulations to spur composting


State regulators in Minnesota are preparing to ease composting rules in a move aimed at expediting the composting process, lowering costs and igniting growth in the industry.

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3 | Sims opens mega MRF in Brooklyn


Sims Municipal Recycling has opened its much-publicized, $110 million container MRF in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, New York.

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4 | Indiana recyclers grab $525,000 in funding


Six Indiana recycling companies have received grant funding totaling more than half a million dollars to put toward equipment upgrades and improvements.

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5 | Casella, Louisiana-Pacific sell insulation company


Casella Waste Systems and Louisiana-Pacific have agreed to sell their membership interests in US GreenFiber, a manufacturer of building insulation made from recycled paper. The brand's new owner is investment firm Tenex Capital Management.

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6 | Dart, ACC pour cash into Big Apple EPS battle


Fresh details have emerged about the push by plastics players to halt a proposed ban on foodservice EPS containers in New York City.

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7 | Rumpke adds cartons to Ohio recyclables


Bolstered by a new recycling facility in Cincinnati and support from the Carton Council, Rumpke Recycling has announced that it will now accept cartons in its residential and commercial recycling programs in Ohio.

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8 | NewsBits


Columbus, Ohio is making a major expansion in materials collection at multifamily residences, and one of America's most famous ski towns mulls mandatory recycling. Those headlines and others are in NewsBits.

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9 | Industry & supplier news


Keep America Beautiful (KAB) this week announced the appointment of Jennifer M. Jehn to lead the organization as its new president and CEO, beginning in January. Most recently, Jehn held several leadership positions within Dow Jones & Company, including serving as head of consumer sales and circulation marketing. She succeeds Matthew M. McKenna, who left KAB to become an investment advisor at the United States Department of Agriculture. For more on the hire, click here.

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10 | Requests for proposals


The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is requesting proposals to conduct an assessment of the environmental impacts of four methods of source-separated food waste management (aerobic composting, anaerobic digestion, sink-disposed sewer treatment, and landfill). In order to view or download the entire solicitation, vendors must be registered in ORPIN. For access to the ORPIN system, go to orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome. The number for this solicitation in ORPIN is DEQ-1181-13.

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11 | 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.

12 | Jobs available & sought


Environmental Specialist, Dakota County (Hastings, Minnesota).
Details are available here.


Zero Waste Associate, City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco, California).
Details are available here.


Grants and Loans Business Lead, Washington Department of Ecology (Lacey, Washington).
Details are available here.


Solid Waste Director, Outagamie County (Appleton, Wisconsin).
Details are available here.


Washington Coordinator, Northwest Product Stewardship Council (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.


Solid Waste Director, Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, North Carolina).
Details are available here (search using "solid waste" as keyword).


Education & Outreach Coordinator, Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency (Santa Fe, New Mexico).
Details are available here.


Marketing Manager, Resource Recycling Systems (Ann Arbor, Michigan or telecommute).
Details are available here.


Market Development Specialist, U.S. Composting Council (Location flexible).
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.


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, Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (National).
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].

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