May 2017

Departments

• Newsworthy: Associations, Legislation & Regulations

• Newsworthy: Electronics

• Newsworthy: Events

• Newsworthy: Metals

• Newsworthy: Paper

• Newsworthy: Plastics

• Ferrous: Pausing to reconsider

• Nonferrous: Maintaining strength

• Paper: Striking shrinkage

• Plastics: Falling on the sword

• Datebook: Datebook

• Personnel Notes: Personnel notes

• Equipment report

• Product Spotlight: Product spotlight

• Collection Corner: Collection corner

Features

• Cover Story: Converting value

• Commodity Focus // Ferrous: Back in business

• Safety Focus: Managing safe behavior

• Residential Recycling Contamination: The heavy toll of contamination

• Municipal Contracting: Sometimes, “different” is “more”

• Legislative Update: Practical advice

• Recycling Education: Universal messaging

• Latin America: Equipped and ready

• Workplace Management: Managing credit risk

Columns

• Editor’s Letter: Preparing for inspection