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,...

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...