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Recycling industry poised for hiring

Workers already in short supply, study reports

By Megan Woolhouse

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 21, 2012

Massachusetts’ companies in the recycling industry plan to boost their hiring in the next two years and many are already struggling to fill jobs, according to a new report by SkillWorks, a non-profit that funds workforce initiatives.Private recycling companies, including haulers, salvage, and demolition crews, expect to increase hiring 15 percent in the next two years and add about 1,200 new workers, the report said. Many of the new jobs will be low-paying, low skill work.

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