Prices for recovered papers and HDPE have taken a beating over the past month, although aluminum and PET values have been more stable. Sorted residential papers (PS 56) dropped again, now trading in the $18-per-ton range, compared with $23 per ton last month. This is a return to April 2018 levels, when this common grade was trading at $18 per...

Prices for OCC and aluminum cans continue to take a beating, and natural HDPE is now experiencing a slump as well. On a brighter note, PET has remained steady. The national average price for corrugated containers (PS 11) dropped another 10 percent over the past month, from an average $59.00 per ton to the current $53.00-per-ton range. This compares with...

The price of post-consumer natural HDPE tumbled by 23 percent over the past month, putting the value below what it was a year ago. Other key curbside plastics have shown recent stability. The current national average price of natural high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from curbside collection programs is 26.63 cents per pound, compared with 34.81 cents this time last month. A...

Post-consumer PET prices have remained steady over the past month, but HDPE grades have slipped. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars remains constant, at 15.20 cents per pound, compared to 15.10 cents per pound one month ago. At this time last year, PET was trading at 13.95 cents per pound. By comparison, the national average...

Recovered fiber and aluminum prices have taken a beating over the past month, but a key plastic grade, PET, has shown stability. The national average price for mixed paper (PS 54) has taken a serious drop to negative $2.50 per ton, down $7 per ton from a national average of $4.69 per ton last month. Sorted residential papers (PS 56) has...

Prices for post-consumer PET and natural HDPE have remained flat over the past month. Both are up significantly from this time last year. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars is currently 15.11 cents per pound. One month ago, this grade was trading comparably at 15.03 cents per pound. One year ago, PET was trading at...

Prices for post-consumer papers and plastics have shown stability over the past month, but cash fetched for aluminum has continued to slide. The national average for corrugated containers (PS 11) remains in the $70.00-per-ton range, compared with $105.00 per ton one year ago. Mixed paper (PS 54) is still trading at a nominal average low of $4.69 per ton. That's...

Markets for post-consumer PET and HDPE have shown stability, while the price of color HDPE has recently increased. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars is 15.05 cents per pound. This compares to last month, when prices were in the 15.00-cents-per-pound range.  One year ago, PET was trading at 13.55 cents per pound. By comparison, the...

Markets for many curbside recyclables have been relatively steady lately, with paper and plastic grades maintaining their values into early December. Sorted residential papers (PS 56) continue unchanged, at $31 per ton, compared with $56 per ton in December 2017. Mixed paper (PS 54) is still trading at a nominal average low of $3-$5 per ton, down from $32 per...

Prices for recovered PET containers have remained relatively steady. Meanwhile, values for both natural and color HDPE have climbed. The national average price of PET beverage bottles and jars dropped 3 percent over the past month, and it currently sits at 15.17 cents per pound. This grade traded nationally at 16.19 cents per pound two months ago. One year ago,...