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,...

Prices for post-consumer fibers have remained steady lately, and prices for both natural and color HDPE have climbed. The national average of sorted residential papers (PS 56) sits unchanged at $31 per ton over the past month, compared with $56 per ton in November 2017. Mixed paper (PS 54) is still trading at a nominal average low of $3 to...

PET prices have dropped slightly, but another key curbside plastic, natural HDPE, continues to coast along at high levels. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars dropped slightly over the past month, currently at 15.58 cents per pound. This represents a 4 percent decrease over the past 30 days. It traded nationally at 16.19 cents per...

Some recovered commodities have experienced market fluctuations of late, but pricing for OCC and natural HDPE has remained flat. The national average price for baled aluminum cans dropped 11 percent over the past month, from 75 cents per pound to the current average level of 67 cents per pound. This is a return to levels of 68 cents per pound...

Bales of PET continue to rise in value, while natural HDPE prices fall slightly but remain at a relatively high level. The national average price of post-consumer PET bottles and jars continues on a steady trend, currently at 16.19 cents per pound. This represents a 3 percent increase over the past year, when the material traded nationally at 15.72 cents...

Residential fiber values have flattened out, while post-consumer PET prices continue a steady recent climb. The national average for corrugated containers (PS 11) remains unchanged over the past month, still trading in the $70-per-ton range. This compares to $174 per ton one year ago. Similarly, the national average of sorted residential papers (PS 56) remains unchanged, at $31 per ton....

Recovered PET prices have continued their steady rise, while natural and color HDPE values have remained flat over the past month. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars continues on a steady trend, currently at 16.71 cents per pound. This represents an increase of 6 percent over the past year: It traded nationally at 15.72 cents...

OCC prices have experienced a slight uptick lately, but mixed paper remains at rock-bottom values. Meanwhile, recovered PET and natural HDPE markets remain stronger. Over the past months, the national average for corrugated containers (PS 11) has risen a nominal 2 percent from $69.00 to the current $70.63 per ton. In August 2017, OCC was trading in the $174-per-ton range....

Sellers are seeing higher prices for recovered PET, HDPE and PP bales, according to the latest markets analysis. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars continues on an upward trend, edging up 4 percent over the past month. It is now at 16.98 cents per pound. This represents an increase of 23 percent over the...