Lower prices have persisted for a number of key curbside recyclables, including fiber grades and aluminum cans. Sorted residential papers (PS 56) remains steady, still trading around $14 per ton, unchanged from last month. This common grade was trading at $31 per ton this time last year. This compares to about $104 per ton in August 2017.  The national average...

The price of natural HDPE seems to have leveled out at a historically low level, falling only 0.6% over the past month. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars remains constant at 15.42 cents per pound. Last month, the average trading price was 15.54 cents per pound. This time last year, PET was trading at an...

The price for OCC declined by nearly 13% over the past month. Other fiber grades also fell. The national average for corrugated containers (PS 11) fell again, from an average $32 per ton in May to the current $28-per-ton range. This compares with the $67 average one year ago and the peak of $180 two years ago. Resource Recycling this...

The price of natural HDPE has decreased by nearly 5% over the past month, but color HDPE and PET have shown stability. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars remained constant over the past month at 15.54 cents per pound. This time last year, PET was trading at an equivalent level of 15.89 cents per pound....

Already pummeled fiber prices have continued to fall further, with OCC now trading at around $32 per ton. Sorted residential papers (PS 56) continues to drop, now trading in the $16-per-ton range, compared with $18 per ton last month. This common grade was trading at a low $6 per ton this time last year, compared with a high of $103...

The price of natural HDPE has continued to drop and now sits well below its position a year ago, but recovered PET values have remained constant. The national average price of PET beverage bottles and jars remained constant over the past month, now at 15.54 cents per pound. At this time last month, the average price was 15.11 cents per...

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...