Prices for curbside recyclables have surged across the board, with OCC and mixed paper values increasing sharply and natural HDPE crossing the $1 threshold for the first time.

Prices for curbside plastic bales shot up over the past month, with PET bottles jumping by nearly one-third and natural HDPE notching another record. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars in May moved up 31% over last month. Curbside PET is now trading at an average of 15.69 cents per pound. That compares with 11.95...

Prices for curbside plastic bales shot up over the past month, with PET bottles jumping by nearly one-third and natural HDPE notching another record. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars in May moved up 31% over last month. Curbside PET is now trading at an average of 15.69 cents per pound. That compares with 11.95...

Prices for baled curbside plastics are up across the board this month, with natural HDPE notching another record high. Natural high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from curbside collection programs now averages 81.88 cents per pound. This compares with 77.25 cents last month. Many regions are reporting prices currently around 86.00 cents per pound. The price was 33.75 cents one year ago. Color...

MRFs are enjoying higher prices for scrap paper, plastic and metal bales this month, with notable increases for OCC, PET and HDPE. The national average price for corrugated containers (PS 11) is up another 10% this month, now trading at an average of $90 per ton. That's up from an average of $82 last month. By comparison, the OCC grade...

Bales of curbside plastics have experienced notable price increases this month, with natural HDPE again hitting a record high. The national average price of PET beverage bottles and jars keeps moving up and is currently at 10.14 cents per pound. That compares with 8.63 cents per pound this time last month. One year ago, the national average was 10.47 cents...

Prices for a slew of curbside recyclables - OCC, UBCs, PET, HDPE and PP - all surged over the past month, bringing good news for MRFs. For fibers, OCC prices increased notably. The national average price for corrugated containers (PS 11) is up 8% this month, now trading at an average $82 per ton. By comparison, the OCC grade was...

The past month has been marked by value boosts for recovered PET, HDPE and PP materials. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars keeps moving up, currently at 8.63 cents per pound, compared with 7.58 cents per pound this time last month. The price of recycled PET containers has increased nearly 30% over the course of...

The past month has been marked by value boosts for recovered PET, HDPE and PP. Fiber grades recovered in curbside programs, however, have been flat or slightly down. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars keeps moving up, currently at 8.63 cents per pound, compared with 7.58 cents per pound this time last month. The price...

Prices for recovered plastics increased across the board during the past month, with natural high-density polyethylene bales notching another record. The price of natural HDPE from curbside collection programs now averages 66.84 cents per pound nationally, another record-high price. This compares with last month’s 63.75 cents, which was also a record, and 59.47 cents one year ago. Some regions are...