As we enter 2018, the market for most plastic packaging collected at the curb remains unchanged, although PP prices recently took a jump. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars is 13.77 cents per pound, virtually unchanged since Dec. 6, when it was trading at 13.59 cents per pound. Six months ago, this grade was...

As we enter 2018, the market for most grades of curbside recyclables remains unchanged, although aluminum prices have seen a recent uptick. Sorted residential papers (PS 56) have seen steady pricing since early December, still trading at a national average of $55.63 per ton. However, this represents a dramatic 40 percent drop from January 2017, when the category was trading...

The past month has brought a softening of prices for one key recovered resin but relative stability for another. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars continues to weaken, currently trading at 13.59 cents per pound. In early November, this grade was trading 4 percent higher, at 14.09 cents per pound. This common curbside grade...

Over the past month, the market for grades of curbside paper has been fairly stable. The current national average of old corrugated (PS 11) is down nearly 3 percent from last month, from a reported $108.75 in mid-November to the current average of $105.63 per ton. This still represents a dramatic 41 percent drop over the past six months. OCC...

Over the past month, recovered PET and film values have fallen, but HDPE grades have seen slight increases. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars continues to drop, currently trading at 14.09 cents per pound. This represents a 7 percent drop since Oct. 6, when the median average was 15.19 cents per pound. One year...

Over the past month, the market value for certain fiber grades has stabilized after a period of significant decline. The current national average of old corrugated containers (PS 11) is up 3 percent over last month, recovering from a low of $103.44 early October to the current average of $106.88 per ton. This still represents a dramatic drop of 41...

Prices for post-consumer PET and HDPE containers have remained relatively steady lately, though film values have declined. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars sits at 15.21 cents per pound. This represents a 2 percent drop since early September, when the average was 15.58 cents per pound. One year ago, this common curbside grade was...

Over the past month, market prices for curbside paper grades have dropped significantly. Post-consumer plastic prices, meanwhile, have only seen slight declines. The national average of Sorted Residential Papers (PS 56, formerly PS 8 News) has dropped 29 percent over the past month, from $78.13 per ton early September, to the current $55.63 per ton. This also represents an 47...

While prices for recovered PET and HDPE have remained steady or increased, post-consumer film values continue to nose-dive. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars has held steady during the past month, currently trading at 15.71 cents per pound. A year ago, this common curbside grade was trading 48 percent lower, at 10.65 cents per...

Prices for recovered OCC and sorted fiber have both seen decreases over the past month, but PET plastic has held steady and HDPE has gained around 10 percent. Old corrugated containers (PS 11) national average prices have dropped 12 percent, from a high of $174.06 per ton in early August to the current $155.31 per ton. This represents a return...