In This Issue:

1 | Connecticut EPR law challenged in court

TV manufacturer Vizio has sued a Connecticut official over an electronics recycling law it says unfairly burdens the company.

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2 | Plastics group indicates optimism for mixed-waste processing

A recent paper from the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council finds there are both pros and cons to the "all in one bin" recycling collection and processing approach.

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3 | Municipalities urged to help improve MRF safety

A recent report from a group of nonprofit organizations asks cities to leverage their contract powers and force better conditions for workers at materials recovery facilities.

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4 | Resource Recycling Conference 2015: Book your hotel room now

The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, the host hotel for the 2015 Resource Recycling Conference, offers premier accommodations in the heart of Indiana's capital.

To get the most out of your conference experience, we recommend you stay at the host hotel, where hundreds of recycling professionals will be an open door away. Your room reservation at the conference host hotel also ensures lower registration rates for current and future years.

Book your reservations here.

Resource Recycling Conference 2015 is scheduled for Sept. 28-30, 2015 at the Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana. Head to rrconference.com for more information on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting.

5 | Study: Nearly half of Austin's residential trash is compostable

More than 46 percent of the curbside residential garbage in Austin, Texas is compostable material – an estimated 52,920 tons annually.

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6 | Haulers confront costs of recycling

Following a number of high-profile criticisms of the current recycling landscape, one hauler is making changes to the way it's charging some customers for the service.

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7 | NewsBits

Boston residents are saving the city money on disposal fees by recycling more, and a couple of efforts in Colorado aim to steer glass currently used as landfill liner toward bottle-to-bottle applications instead.

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8 | Industry and supplier news

A campaign, Change the Pallet, aims to encourage businesses to switch from wooden pallets to corrugated cardboard pallets. The Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit group says the pallets are fully recyclable and yield larger storage capacity than traditional wooden ones. For more, click here.

Fox River Fiber has received a no-objection letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for using its deinked paper pulp in food packaging. The letter allows the De Pere, Wis.-based company to create food packaging using 100 percent recycled fiber. For more, click here.

South Carolina-based Hilton Head Brewing Co. will use a high-recycled-content aluminum can from Novelis. The brewer will use the Evercan, which contains at least 90 percent recycled content. Introduced in 2014, the can has been used by other breweries. For more, click here.

The board of the scrap metal recycling company Metalico has agreed to sell the company to Total Merchant for $105 million. Under the deal's terms, Metalico will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Total Merchant. Metalico, which is expected to retain its staff, has operations in six states. For more, click here.

9 | Upcoming conferences and 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.

10 | Jobs available and sought

Resource Recovery Specialist, Kent County Department of Public Works (Kent County, Michigan).
Details are available here.

SMM Staff Engineer, SCS Engineers (Pasadena, California).
Details are available here.

Communications and Development Director, Maine Resource Recovery Association (Maine).
Details are available here.

Recycling Outreach and Sustainability Manager, Rethink Waste (Bay Area, California).
Details are available here.

Program Analyst, District Department of Environment (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.

Technical Support Specialist, Enevo (Boston, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Manager, Recycling Programs, Keep America Beautiful (Washington, D.C.).
Details are available here.

Freelance Writers, Recycling Outreach, RECYCLIST.co (Truckee, California or telecommute).
Details are available here.

Sales Executive, BlackBridge (Neptune, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Senior Recycling Broker, BlackBridge (Neptune, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Marketing & Customer Service Executive, BlackBridge (Huntington, New York).
Details are available here.

Director of Sales, WasteZero (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Director of Municipal Partnerships, WasteZero (North Andover, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Drivers, Universal Recycling & Scrap Iron Corp. (Farmingdale, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Plant Manager, QRS (Baltimore, Maryland).
Details are available here.

Marketing and Customer Service Executive, BlackBridge (Huntington, New York).
Details are available here.

Senior Commodities Trader, BlackBridge (Remote-based position).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, Liquid Technology (New York City).
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, contact Scott Beck at [email protected].